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Boeing B-52E Stratofortress (Cockpit)
Boeing B-52E Stratofortress (Cockpit)
Boeing B-52E Stratofortress (Cockpit)
Boeing B-52E Stratofortress
Boeing B-52E Stratofortress
Boeing B-52E Stratofortress

Boeing B-52E Stratofortress (Cockpit)

Snapshot
Nickname:
B.U.F.F.
Number Built:
744
Make:
Boeing Company
Mission:
Strategic Nuclear
Location:
ハンガー79
Background

The B-52E was a slightly improved version of the B-52D. The E model was virtually identical to the D in outward appearance. Most of the improvements were to internal systems. A new bomb navigation system and an improved Doppler radar system were the major avionics upgrades.

The first of 100 B-52Es ordered was completed in October 1957. The first flight was on the roll out date, in part, because the E model was so similar to the D, there was no need for an extensive ground test program. Boeing and the USAF also used the concurrent rollout/first flight for public relations purposes.

Initial deployment of the B-52E in late 1957 was to the 6th Bomb Wing stationed at Walker Air Force Base. Improvements in surface-to-air missile technology during the late 1950s made high-level penetration of enemy airspace increasingly dangerous. Because of this threat, B-52 combat tactics began to change from high-level penetration missions to standoff weapons delivery.

The AGM-28 Hound Dog missile was the primary air-to-ground missile used beginning in the late 1950s. Two AGM-28s were carried on wing pylons mounted between the fuselage and inboard engine nacelles. The B-52E remained in operational frontline service until the early 1970s when the last aircraft were phased out in favor of more modern models.

Please visit “Boeing B-52 Stratofortress” blog post for more information on this aircraft.

Specs
Contractor
Boeing Company
Deployment Date
First flight on August 4, 1954
Span
185 feet
Length
156 feet, 7 inches
Height
48 feet, 4 inches
Weight
450,000 lbs
Max. Speed
638 MPH
Service Ceiling
46,200 feet
Range
8,338 miles
Crew
6 (pilot, copilot, electronic warfare officer, navigator, bombardier-radar navigator, tail gunner)