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2018-02-15 Government

Cold War-era B-52 to outlive younger, sleeker rival Air Force bombers

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-02-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 ...Might well be time to finally make Old Dog into a movie, before the airplane outlives anyone who remembers the novel.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-02-15 07:15|| 2018-02-15 07:15|| Front Page Top

#2 You can keep restoring a 1965 Mustang forever.

No one is ever going to restore a 2017 Cadillac CTS-V once the computers go out of stock. The many, many computers.

Posted by KBK 2018-02-15 07:35|| 2018-02-15 07:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Pardon the ignorance, but I thought the B-1 was subsonic. The original spec was supersonic, high level bomber but was changed to make the B-1 less expensive. Am I wrong?

Posted by Roth LaDoad 2018-02-15 11:10|| 2018-02-15 11:10|| Front Page Top

#4 ...and the old M2. Some designs are just fundamental.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-02-15 12:28|| 2018-02-15 12:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Reo trucks.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-02-15 12:34|| 2018-02-15 12:34|| Front Page Top

#6 #3 - the XB-70 for supersonic high altitude bomber?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-02-15 14:01|| 2018-02-15 14:01|| Front Page Top

#7 They reduced top speed from Mach 2.2 to 1.25 and were able to increase subsonic cruise speed from 0.85 to 0.96 Mach. So it's cruise is just under the speed of sound.

Posted by Silentbrick 2018-02-15 14:37|| 2018-02-15 14:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Budget sense lining up with common sense. What a difference a change in administration makes.

Posted by B. Bluetooth7028 2018-02-15 15:19|| 2018-02-15 15:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Yes, it has been over 30 years since the reengining idea was first raised. About time they do that for the BUFF. I like the idea of the eight smaller but proven efficient engines, gets away from tight ground clearances with the bigger nacelled high bypass engines that the twin ETOPS commercial jets use.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2018-02-15 18:28|| 2018-02-15 18:28|| Front Page Top

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