Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-22

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00:02:06 1 Development
00:02:14 1.1 Origins
00:07:52 1.2 Design effort
00:11:44 1.3 Pre-production and production
00:14:51 1.4 Upgrades
00:18:14 2 Design
00:18:22 2.1 Overview
00:21:24 2.2 Flight controls
00:23:28 2.3 Avionics
00:25:12 2.4 Armament
00:29:27 2.5 Engines
00:31:00 2.5.1 Engine retrofit
00:34:36 2.6 Costs
00:34:44 3 Operational history
00:34:53 3.1 Introduction
00:39:39 3.2 Cold War
00:42:55 3.3 Vietnam War
00:47:34 3.3.1 Air-to-air combat
00:49:47 3.4 Post-Vietnam War service
00:53:56 3.5 Gulf War and later
00:58:30 3.6 B-52 and maritime operations
01:01:31 3.7 Recent service
01:05:18 4 Variants
01:14:29 5 Operators
01:15:33 6 Notable accidents
01:19:22 7 Aircraft on display
01:19:31 8 Specifications (B-52H)
01:22:25 9 Notable appearances in media
01:22:48 10 See also



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The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since the 1950s. The bomber is capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons, and has a typical combat range of more than 8,800 miles (14,080 km) without aerial refueling.Beginning with the successful contract bid in June 1946, the B-52 design evolved from a straight wing aircraft powered by six turboprop engines to the final prototype YB-52 with eight turbojet engines and swept wings. The B-52 took its maiden flight in April 1952. Built to carry nuclear weapons for Cold War-era deterrence missions, the B-52 Stratofortress replaced the Convair B-36. A veteran of several wars, the B-52 has dropped only conventional munitions in combat. The B-52's official name Stratofortress is rarely used; informally, the aircraft has become commonly referred to as the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fucker/Fella).The B-52 has been in active service with the USAF since 1955. As of December 2015, 58 were in active service with 18 in reserve. The bombers flew under the Strategic Air Command (SAC) until it was disestablished in 1992 and its aircraft absorbed into the Air Combat Command (ACC); in 2010 all B-52 Stratofortresses were transferred from the ACC to the newly created Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). Superior performance at high subsonic speeds and relatively low operating costs have kept the B-52 in service despite the advent of later, more advanced aircraft, including the canceled Mach 3 B-70 Valkyrie, the variable-geometry B-1 Lancer, and the stealth B-2 Spirit. The B-52 completed sixty years of continuous service with its original operator in 2015. After being upgraded between 2013 and 2015, it is expected to serve into the 2050s.