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<blockquote data-quote="Snattlerake" data-source="post: 3397306" data-attributes="member: 44288"><p>The venerable Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Just think, the BUFF has been in service since 1955! They stopped production in 1963 and only built 744 of them. 58 are still in active service with 30 in reserve and storage. I saw one go over the house today! I heard the unmistakable rumble of a for sure big ole military aircraft, looked up and knew I would see the B-52. Just like you can tell a Huey from all other helicopters by their *** *** *** sound beating the air into submission. There are stories of grandfather, father and son flying the B-52 in combat. </p><p>BUFFs even carried the X-15 as a testbed launching platform.</p><p></p><p>The B-52 is capable of carrying 70,000 pounds of death almost 9,000 miles without refueling. The air force has projected a life expectancy into the 2050's!</p><p></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/B-52_Stratofortress_assigned_to_the_307th_Bomb_Wing_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-B-52_Stratofortress_assigned_to_the_307th_Bomb_Wing_%28cropped%29.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>In 1964, severe turbulence sheared off a B-52 rear stabilizer and the plane landed safely even after many hours in the air having to fly back and forth to different airfields.</p><p><a href="https://www.barksdale.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/322393/ripped-off-the-story-of-no-61-023/" target="_blank">https://www.barksdale.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/322393/ripped-off-the-story-of-no-61-023/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a27584/b-52-landed-without-a-tail-fin/" target="_blank">https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a27584/b-52-landed-without-a-tail-fin/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/48295" target="_blank">https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/48295</a></p><p></p><p><img src="https://hips.hearstapps.com/pop.h-cdn.co/assets/17/31/1024x634/gallery-1501608322-b52h.jpg?resize=480:*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snattlerake, post: 3397306, member: 44288"] The venerable Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Just think, the BUFF has been in service since 1955! They stopped production in 1963 and only built 744 of them. 58 are still in active service with 30 in reserve and storage. I saw one go over the house today! I heard the unmistakable rumble of a for sure big ole military aircraft, looked up and knew I would see the B-52. Just like you can tell a Huey from all other helicopters by their *** *** *** sound beating the air into submission. There are stories of grandfather, father and son flying the B-52 in combat. BUFFs even carried the X-15 as a testbed launching platform. The B-52 is capable of carrying 70,000 pounds of death almost 9,000 miles without refueling. The air force has projected a life expectancy into the 2050's! [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/B-52_Stratofortress_assigned_to_the_307th_Bomb_Wing_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-B-52_Stratofortress_assigned_to_the_307th_Bomb_Wing_%28cropped%29.jpg[/IMG] In 1964, severe turbulence sheared off a B-52 rear stabilizer and the plane landed safely even after many hours in the air having to fly back and forth to different airfields. [URL]https://www.barksdale.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/322393/ripped-off-the-story-of-no-61-023/[/URL] [URL]https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a27584/b-52-landed-without-a-tail-fin/[/URL] [URL]https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/48295[/URL] [IMG]https://hips.hearstapps.com/pop.h-cdn.co/assets/17/31/1024x634/gallery-1501608322-b52h.jpg?resize=480:*[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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