Monday, November 24, 2014

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
Electro-optical viewing system that uses platinum silicide forward-looking infrared and high resolution low-light-level television sensors
ADR-8 chaff rocket (1965-1970)


LITENING Advanced Targeting System
Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod
IBM AP-101 computer


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