B-52H Stratofortress

B-52H Stratofortress (Strategic bomber) – 65

Manufacturer: Boeing

First flight: 15 April 1952

Introduction: February 1955

Produced: 1952–62

Number built: 744

Unit cost: B-52H –$53.4 million (1998)

Developed into: Conroy Virtus

Crew: 5 (pilot, copilot, weapon systems officer, navigator, electronic warfare officer)

Length: 48.5 m; Wingspan: 56.4 m; Height: 12.4 m

Wing area: 370 m²

Empty weight: 83,250 kg

Loaded weight: 120,000 kg

Max. takeoff weight: 220,000 kg

Powerplant: 8× Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofans, 7,710 kgf (76 kN) each

Fuel capacity: 181,610 L

Maximum speed: 1,047 km/h

Cruise speed: 844 km/h

Combat radius: 7,210 km

Ferry range: 16,232 km

Service ceiling: 15,000 m

Rate of climb: 31.85 m/s

Thrust/weight: 0.31

Bombs: Approximately 31,500 kg mixed ordnance; bombs, mines, missiles, in various configurations

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