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The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory.
The B-52 made the longest strike mission in the history of aerial warfare during the Gulf War, flying 35 hours non-stop.
B-52 Stratofortress Specifications
Primary Function:Heavy bomber
Contractor:Boeing Military Airplane Co.
Crew:Five (aircraft commander, pilot, radar navigator, navigator and electronic warfare officer)
Unit Cost:$53.4 million
Powerplant
Eight Pratt & Whitney engines TF33-P-3/103 turbofan (up to 17,000 pounds each)
Dimensions
Length:159 feet, 4 inches (48.5 meters)
Wingspan:185 feet (56.4 meters)
Height:40 feet, 8 inches (12.4 meters)
Weights
Empty:185,000 lb (83,250 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff:488,000 pounds (219,600 kilograms)
Performance
Speed:650 miles per hour (Mach 0.86)
Ceiling:50,000 feet (15,151.5 meters)
Range:Unrefueled 8,800 miles (7,652 nautical miles)
Armament
Approximately 70,000 pounds (31,500 kilograms) mixed ordnance — bombs, mines and missiles. (Modified to carry air-launched cruise missiles, Harpoon anti-ship and Have Nap missiles.)
Service Life
First Flight:April 15, 1952 (YB-52)
August 5, 1954 (B-52A)
January 25, 1955 (B-52B)
March 9, 1956 (B-52C)
End of Service:N/A
Number Built:[744 total]
B-52 Stratofortress Achievements
The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory.
The B-52 made the longest strike mission in the history of aerial warfare during the Gulf War, flying 35 hours non-stop.
