User:AndreEagle17/Sandbox/B-52

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The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a bomber plane that rarely appears in any video games due to its size and devastating damage. So far, only one B-52 mod was ever made for the GTA Series, and only for Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

Description
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a 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.

The B-52 has been in active service with the USAF since 1955. As of 2012, 85 were in active service with nine in reserve. The bombers flew under the Strategic Air Command (SAC) until it was inactivated 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 new 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 fifty years of continuous service with its original operator in 2005; after being upgraded between 2013 and 2015, it is expected to serve into the 2040s

General characteristics

 * Length: 159 ft 4 in (48.5 m)
 * Wingspan: 185 ft 0 in (56.4 m)
 * Height: 40 ft 8 in (12.4 m)
 * Wing area: 4,000 sq ft (370 m²)
 * Airfoil: NACA 63A219.3 mod root, NACA 65A209.5 tip
 * Empty weight: 185,000 lb (83,250 kg)
 * Loaded weight: 265,000 lb (120,000 kg)
 * Max. takeoff weight: 488,000 lb (220,000 kg)
 * Powerplant: 8 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofans, 17,000 lbf (76 kN) each
 * Fuel capacity: 47,975 U.S. gal (39,948 imp gal; 181,610 L)
 * Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0119 (estimated)
 * Drag area: 47.60 sq ft (4.42 m²)
 * Aspect ratio: 8.56

Performance

 * Maximum speed: 560 kn (650 mph, 1,047 km/h)
 * Cruise speed: 442 kn (525 mph, 844 km/h)
 * Combat radius: 4,480 mi (3,890 nmi, 7,210 km)
 * Ferry range: 10,145 mi (8,764 nmi, 16,232 km)
 * Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
 * Rate of climb: 6,270 ft/min (31.85 m/s)
 * Wing loading: 120 lb/ft² (586 kg/m²)
 * Thrust/weight: 0.31
 * Lift-to-drag ratio: 21.5 (estimated)

Armament

 * Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan cannon originally mounted in a remote controlled tail turret on the H-model, removed from all current operational aircraft in 1991
 * Bombs: Approximately 70,000 lb (31,500 kg) mixed ordnance; bombs, mines, missiles, in various configurations

Notable Owners

 * Military
 * NASA

Trivia

 * With the exception of mods, B-52s never appeared as controllable vehicles in video games.