The aircraft features the AN/ASQ-151 electro-optical viewing system which has a low light level television sensors and a forward-looking infrared system. Fifty percent of the SAC bomber and tanker force is on continuous ground alert, ready to be enroute to target within the warning time provided by the ballistic missile early warning system. It can also be loaded with around 31,500 kg of mixed ordnance including bombs, mines, and missiles. 1960s - Members of a Strategic Air Command B-52 combat crew race for their always ready-and-waiting B-52 heavy bomber. The B-52H is armed with a single 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon that was initially attached in a remote-controlled tail turret. This involved taking the best of what is available and giving it to the aircrew, Mickelson said. The B-2 represents a huge leap in technology from our legacy platforms such as the B-52 and the B-1 bomber. Also, the crew is trained to deal with the rigors of a 40-hour mission. The aircraft can fly up to 50,000 feet and can climb at a rate of 6,270 feet per minute. The B-2 has a two-man crew with only two ejection seats. It has a travel range of 7,652 nautical miles and a ferry range of 8,764 nautical miles. General characteristics Crew: 5 (pilot, copilot, radar navigator (bombardier), navigator, and Electronic Warfare Officer) Originally a crew of 6 with a tail. It has a maximum speed of 560 knots and a cruise speed of 442 knots. The B-52H has an empty weight of 83,250 kg, a loaded weight of 120,000 kg, a maximum payload of 31,500 kg, and a maximum takeoff weight of 220,000 kg. Each engine produces a maximum takeoff thrust of 17,000 lbf. It is a turbofan engine with an axial-flow, two-stage fan, six-stage LP and seven-stage HP compressor, cannular combustors, axial-flow, single-stage HP, and three-stage LP turbine, and an oil return system. The plane is still the main long-range bomber aviation of the air force, the plans change it should the bomber B-21 Raider, which the Pentagon plans to get in the middle of the 2020-ies.The aircraft is powered by eight Pratt and Whitney TF33-P-3/103 engines. Multifunctional heavy bomber of the second generation B-52 Stratofortress is in service with the us air force since 1955. In the end, experts found on the damaged bomber tail from decommissioned aircraft. “We had to do a complete replacement of the tail, and is the first such case in 15 years that I work with these aircraft”, - quotes the portal words of the Sergeant, U.S. Although aircrews were qualified to fly any of the wings aircraft, for our wartime missions and for most of our training. It is noted that the impact was so strong that lightning rod and shock-proof systems of the bomber were useless. Already on the ground crew found the plane’s tail hole the size of a human body. No YB-25 was available for prototype service tests. The Boeing B-52 is in service with the United States Air Force since 1955. The Air Corps issued a specification for a medium bomber in March 1939 that was capable of carrying a payload of 2,400 lb (1,100 kg) over 1,200 mi (1,900 km) at 300 mph (480 km/h) North American Aviation used its NA-40B design to develop the NA-62, which competed for the medium bomber contract. 70,000 lbs (31.750 kg) produced by the US-American manufacturer Boeing Company. The bomber is capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons, and has a typical combat range of around 8,800 miles (14,080 km) without aerial.
As the newspaper notes, the shot happened when the B-52 was landing. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (Model 464) is a eight-engine heavy strategic bomber aircraft with a maximum weapon-payload of approx. The incident occurred on December 19, however the information on incident has appeared recently. Mechanics air force base Barksdale in Louisiana had to replace the tail of the B-52 bomber after a lightning strike on the aircraft, according to The Aviationist. Lightning struck the B-52 bomber, a hole the size of a man
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