[blueunicorn6]

608 engines for 76 airplanes?

That’s like…………more than 2 engines per plane.

[maro]

I think this aircraft has 4 engines. And don’t forget the need for spares in the spare parts inventory.

[eastforker]

8 engines per plane, you do the math.

[MNJohnnie]

B-52 has 8 engines

[HombreSecreto]

Methinks the B-52 has 8 engines per aircraft.

[BobL]

“That’s like…………more than 2 engines per plane.”

EXACTLY - that’s the problem with DOD, the IDIOTS there buy 8 engines for each plane. What’s their plan for the other 6 engines? Throw them out, if not, we’ll have to pay to store them, maybe for decades.

We need to get rid of DOD!

[Rummyfan]

The B-52 has eight engines.

[JD_UTDallas]

The B52 has eight engines per plane four groups of two each. There was a plan to reengine the plane with 4 modern high bypass fans 40% more range.

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2020/02/24/history-in-two-new-power-for-an-old-soldier-re-engining-the-b-52-stratofortress/

[TexasGator]

“That’s like…………more than 2 engines per plane.”

Your point?

[DesertRhino]

That’s 304 engines for a four engine system. One on the plane, and one spare for each position.

[PLMerite]

Piling on:

[Fai Mao]

Each plane has 8 engines.

[GreyFriar]

Seeing that the B-52 has 8 jet engines, there is definitely a need for more than 2 engines per plane, plus there is the need for replacement engines to put in the plane during engine overhaul times, instead of it being a “hangar queen”.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

The B-52 takes eight engines.

[Tallguy]

B-52’S are an old design. 8-engines per plane. For redundancy reasons it isn’t practical to cut that to say 4-engines. If you lost 1/8th of your thrust on takeoff while fully loaded, it’s manageable. Lose 25%... all on 1 side... and the biggest rudder in the world won’t save you.

[tophat9000]

That’s like…………more than 2 engines per plane.

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Well a B52 has 8 engine per plane

[Pikachu_Dad]

8 per plane !