Combat-ready for 50 years: B-52s fly past another milestone

Air Force Link ^ | 3/17/2006 | Stephanie Bemrose

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Someone over 50 you can trust.

Besides me?

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The lesser known civilian version....

[76834]

First time I ever seen a pix of that one.
Also didnt even know they existed.

Tell me more.

[July 4th]

Looks like a crap Photoshop job, but still interesting.

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Looks like a crap Photoshop job, but still interesting.Yes and Yes. I think the 707 and B-52 did have some common design features.

[dennisw]

[COEXERJ145]

I think the 707 and B-52 did have some common design features.

Same wing sweep and the first 707's used the civilian equivalent of the J-57 turbojet.

[al baby]

Here is a intresting but sad video Pilot error at a air show

http://www.militaryaircraft.de/video-1x39z/B-52_Crash.avi

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Same wing sweep and the first 707's used the civilian equivalent of the J-57 turbojet.

Thanks, thats interesting. I knew I heard Boeing used some aspects of the B-52 in the 707.

[Salgak]

. . .That's the Fairchild Crash. My former Squadron Commander, Col. Bob Wolfe, died in that one: he was in the Instructor Pilot seat. . .

. . .and it wasn't pilot ERROR. . .the pilot was a notorious hot dog. . . .and he finally tempted fate one time too many. . .

[Supernatural]

"Negotiate. While you are negotiating, send in the B'52's"...Gen. Curtis LeMay on the Vietnam War.

[RavenATB]

Hey! The urinal is right behind them, and they're facing forward...what more can they want? Try riding for three hours, low level in the heat of summer through the STRC (old days), facing backwards in the EW seat, and the downstairs seats start looking pretty fine.

[al baby]

Well I stand by my statement he screwed the pooch sorry for you loss

[llevrok]

The urinal is right behind them, and they're facing forward

damn officers get all the perks !

[RavenATB]

I wasn't able to play the video, but if that was the Fairchild AFB crash, "pilot error" is a generous expression.

[RightWhale]

They are still active aren't they?

[fso301]

Only problem with the JDAMs is that we don't get to see awesome footage of B-52/B-1/B-2 carpet bombings.

[RightWhale]

Got a feeling we have seen the last military fighter/bombers we will ever see. Except on the ground. Something just flew over the house, right over the top, clear sky, sunlight. It was loud, but the only sound came from the exhaust that was cranked to the max. The sound was also highly variable, not like the usual 747s, etc that go over. The plane was fast, too, and when they cut back the thrust the sound of the exhaust was gone. No engine sound at all.

Oh, and invisible.

[winker]

Wait till you see a "BUFF" landing in full crosswind crab bucking a 40 knott crosswind; truly amazing sight to behold!

[JRios1968]

Been there...done that. Nellis AFB is really good for seeing such sights!