B-52 Stratofortress war plane

 

B-52 Stratofortress war plane

K AyushMar 22 2022

There are many planes used in wars. Today, I am going to discuss the B-52 warplane. It is also called Stratofortress that is designed in 1948 by the Boeing Company. This long-range heavy bomber was flown first in the year 1952. Though this plane had been designed to function as an atomic bomb carrier, it has proved adaptable to a number of missions. The B-52 has a wingspan of approximately 56 meters and a length of 49 meters. One another amazing fact of this warplane is that it is powered by eight jet engines mounted under the wings in four twin pods. The plane’s maximum speed at 55,000 feet is Mach 0.9 (595 miles per hour, or 960 km/hr).

Because of its huge airframe, the B-52 earned the nickname “Big Ugly Fat Fellow” (BUFF). This plane could be retrofitted with highly sophisticated navigational, weapons-control, and electronic countermeasures systems. More than 70 B-52s remain in service in the United States Air Force till date.

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