What is the significance of this?
“B-52 Bomber Fly at Full Throttle”
When taking off, at what speed is nose up, they are they leaving the ground? It looks to me maybe 200 MPH.
A true “Minimum Interval Takeoff” would have them departing every 12 seconds.
This one’s not even close.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_interval_takeoff
Note the wheels on the tip of the wings. When the wings are full of fuel they can drag on the ground without them. For those of you who didn’t know.
Full throttle at takeoff is REDUNDANT.
Video says this was at Strait of Hormuz two days ago.
It seems like war and inflation are never out of fashion.
My Dad worked on building the 1st B-52 ('48-'49?) after WWII when he worked at Boeing.
What plane would ever take off at less than full throttle?
I was statiioned at Westover AFB, MA in mid 60’s, living in base housing. It was HQ of 8th Air Force, SAC. All B 52’s...w/nukes! They would regularly have unannonced “alerts” heralded by base wide sirens, day or night. These were drills for “real thing” because that was kind of the peak of Cold War, and they/we were deadly serious. B 52s took off balls to the wall, and all activities basically stopped because of roar and vibrations. Fond memory of the America of yesteryear.
I LOVE JET NOISE : It's the sound of FREEDOM.
What I heard was awesome was to see a B-52 up close taking off belching black smoke with a thunderous roar.
I can honestly say, “I’m among the few Sailors who have actually flown in a B-52.” It was amazing and during takeoff, the tail actually lifts off the ground first.
Worked with a guy who flew them out of North Dakota for bombing runs in Vietnam. Said the reason he always had hard candy was to stay awake during the flight. Said the Air Force had check lists to keep them busy since once they took off, nothing too exciting for the next dozen or so hours.