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Why the B-52 Bomber Uses Eight Engines Instead of Four
As of January, the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program has moved into hardware production. Two airframes are now being ...
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Why the B-52 uses 8 engines instead of 4
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress looks like a relic from another era, and in some ways it is, but its eight small turbojets remain one of the most distinctive design choices in military aviation. Modern ...
Originally tested in 1953 and entering service in 1955, the iconic B-52 Stratofortress is one of the oldest aircraft still in service today. Despite its age, this eight-engine bomber remains an ...
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Air Force $2B Starts B-52 Engine Swap Toward B-52J
Keeping a 1960s airframe relevant in the 2050s has less to do with nostalgia than with wiring diagrams, test cards, and the unglamorous reality that engines wear out. That is the context for the U.S.
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