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| Air Force Begins Massive B-52 Overhaul | |
| 2013-07-21 | |
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #11 I'm still amazed that they haven't changed out the engines to four turbofans. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2013-07-21 21:45 |
| #10 Interesting view, B - a little different from what one sees/hears in the passenger compartment. It was fascinating to hear them switch from German to English and back again. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-07-21 17:55 |
| #9 On the subject airplanes, someone sent me this today. I thought it was worth passing along. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-07-21 17:10 |
| #8 Given that there are some tail numbers that have hosted 3 generations of crew, its likely we will see 4th generation crewed airframes. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-07-21 16:45 |
| #7 loved this comment on the article link: "Will the last B52 to leave Guam please turn off the Arc-Light." So according to O'Club rules ...Drink Up. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2013-07-21 16:24 |
| #6 The article says the airframes are good to 2040... So, Boeing built these planes with an 80 year life expectancy? Or just overbuilt them. Try that today and the accountants will be all over you to cut down the costs at the expense of durability. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2013-07-21 13:30 |
| #5 It's a possibility, I wonder if there are an families with four generations of B-52 crewmen. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2013-07-21 13:01 |
| #4 Hope the wingbox holds up... Skidmark - You and me both. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2013-07-21 12:51 |
| #3 Pilotless = will not be built. AF brass have not evolved enough for that, and probably won't for 75 more years... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-07-21 12:18 |
| #2 This is a stop gap measure until war stops for good. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-07-21 12:04 |
| #1 An awesome platform. Cheap to upgrade. I wonder how many of the new bunker busters it will be able to carry. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2013-07-21 11:17 |