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The B-52 bomber turns 60
CNET ^ | April 25 , 2015 | CNET

Posted on 04/26/2015 1:13:04 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse

It was at the vanguard of aviation technology in the 1950s, and it's still going strong today: meet the B-52 Stratofortress.The B-52 heavy bomber continues to show that old doesn't have to mean outdated, even in an era of rapid technological change. Just the opposite: through good maintenance and occasional updates, vintage tech can hold its own against flashier but more expensive, and more finicky, next-generation (and next-next-next-generation, even) designs.

The very first flight of a Boeing B-52 took place 60 years ago this weekend.

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KEYWORDS: americansupremacy; b52; boeing; buff; coldwar; edwardteller; hbomb; sac; stratofortress
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To: ChicagahAl
Many years back I got to witness the start up sequence and then the take off of a buff at fairly close range.

The words "Very Loud" are woefully inadequate to describe what I heard.

It was like there was something attacking my ears and I could do nothing to fend it off.

61 posted on 04/26/2015 7:49:10 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: DJ Taylor
The B-52 is remembered by Vietnam Veterans as “A thing that goes bump in the night.”

BUFF (figure out the acronym for yourself...)

62 posted on 04/26/2015 8:22:47 PM PDT by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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To: LeoWindhorse

My dad flew one.


63 posted on 04/26/2015 9:46:22 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: NetAddicted

BUFFs almost killed me twice in Cambodia when I found myself flying thru an Arc Light strike that was NOT announced on Guard.


64 posted on 04/27/2015 3:09:46 AM PDT by aviator (Armored Pest Control)
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To: GreyFriar

A couple generations of B-52 aircrews are drawing Social Security.


65 posted on 04/28/2015 1:13:42 PM PDT by zot
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