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A Delta Connection flight operated by SkyWest was forced to make a sharp evasive turn during its approach to Minot, North ...
The B-52 Stratofortress has been flying for the Air Force for seven decades. New upgrades to keep it flying, though, have ...
It is unclear how many airmen, including support personnel, were deployed to Spain or Guam for the abridged BTF deployments. However, the deployment was no vacation.
Spirit will provide engine pylons and nacelle assemblies for the Boeing effort, which aims to replace 608 engines on the U.S. Air Force fleet of 76 B-52H Stratofortress planes.
The bomber nearly collided with a SkyWest jet in North Dakota due to lack of radar at Minot Airport and poor coordination.
In its current form, the B-52 can fly for a total of 8,800 miles (14,100 km), at speeds of 650 mph (1,046 kph), carrying an impressive arsenal of weapons. B-52 Stratofortress B-52 Boeing radar ...
That the B-52 Stratofortress is still in service for the U.S. Air Force is something of a minor miracle. Designed by Boeing, the 160-foot-long strategic bombers weren’t much to look at when the ...
The iconic B-52 Stratofortress has unique landing gear just for its wing tips thanks to the massive amount of weight of its ...
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress was introduced in the 1950s, and that makes it, at 70, one of the oldest birds in the sky. It will get even older though, as the U.S. Air Force (USAF) plans to keep ...
The B-1B’s unveiling came 30 years after the aircraft it was intended to replace, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, which officially entered service in June 1955.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most iconic heavy bombers in history, and in 2015, it marked an incredible ...
Developed by Boeing, the B-52 made its maiden flight in 1952, and costs about $84 million each. An X-15 rocket-powered aircraft is launched from under the wing of an NB-52A Stratofortress in 1959.