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The B-52's were built by people who had experience building and tweaking the bombers of WWII. The practicality of the B-52 stands as a shining example of the sc
by nickhalfasleep 12y ago
The B-52's were built by people who had experience building and tweaking the bombers of WWII. The practicality of the B-52 stands as a shining example of the scary efficiency of war when people put their minds to it.
- chiph 12y agoBecause Boeing's engineers had experience in production-oriented bomber building (Ford gave them that at Willow Run, where they were building a completed B-24 each hour¹), they knew not to gold-plate their design. Create the minimum that will do the mission, and make it easy to service & repair. ¹ http://www.strategosinc.com/willow_run.htm http://www.strategosinc.com/willow_run.htm