Rolls-Royce wins Pentagon contract to build new B-52 engines

seekingalpha.com/ ^ | Sep. 24, 2021 6:25 PM ET

[Seruzawa]

Correct. I wonder how much pressure was exerted on the Navy to get them to agree touse F35s.

[GingisK]

They need to retool and build new airframes. The ones we have probably weigh twice as much as they are supposed to because of all the stop-drills and pop-rivet plates.

[OldMissileer]

I am hoping they replace the current 8 with 4 bigger ones.

Problems with yaw control and flight dynamics with a four engine configuration and one engine out. Air Force had to keep the eight engine configuration.

[Yo-Yo]

That top photo is interesting not only for the engines, but the two gatling gun pods at the front of the fuselage. Was it being considered as a replacement for the A-10?

(just kidding)

Those are video cameras for the Electro-Optical Viewing System (EVS.) One is an IR camera, and the other is a low light TV camera. They're for navigation and low level penetration.

[Thunder 6]

Four I think...? ;)

[GOPJ]

And that none of these guys can win a war?

Sure they can!

They just won a war in Afghanistan.

Only a quibbler would point out they won it for the Taliban.

A win's a win!

LOL - Great one Null....

[wardaddy]

For the feeble and lazy

One little engiun....Two little engiun....

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

[Spacetrucker]

Nice historical synopsis. I was over there during Desert Storm; vaguely remember hearing about them being “in-theater” but never saw one. Did get to see a couple British Tornado jets that took AA rocket hits (both right engine loss).

[schurmann]

“... I was over there during Desert Storm; vaguely remember hearing about them being “in-theater” but never saw one. Did get to see a couple British Tornado jets that took AA rocket hits...” [Spacetrucker, post 129]

In DESERT STORM, the B-52s flew mostly at night and above 40,000 ft MSL. Difficult to see them from the ground, under those conditions.