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Idk, the B52 is still flying and that airframe was designed like in to 50s I think.
by chasd00 4y ago
Idk, the B52 is still flying and that airframe was designed like in to 50s I think.
- izacus 4y agoThe B52 isn't rated (and regularly) used for high-G manouvers, splashed with sea salt and crashed into a ship deck. Carrier life is rough on planes.
- chasd00 4y agoValid point. I wasn’t thinking about carrier aircraft.
- mr_toad 4y agoThe avionics and weapons systems have all been replaced, and the engines soon will be. Also, the B52 is no longer considered suitable for the role it was designed for - dropping strategic nuclear weapons. In this role has been supplanted by the B2.
- chasd00 4y agoIsn’t it still the best platform for lazy figure 8s over the battlefield packed to the brim with jdams though? Like you can almost consider it a close air support platform. /not an expert, I knew more about this stuff when I was 12 than I do now heh