Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
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Used by the United States’ Strategic Air Command (SAC) beginning in 1955. Can take on fuel in the air. For many years, there was a fleet of B-52s in the air at all times. Movie buffs will recognize the Stratofortress from 1963s Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Can carry 20,000 lbs of bombs and its guns fire 4,000 rounds per minute.
Length: 156/7 ft 47.55 m
Wingspan: 185 ft 56.42 m
Speed: 650 mph 1040km/h
Range: 12,500 miles 20125 km
Ceiling: 60,000 ft
Engines: 8 Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 Turbofans
Passengers:
Crew: 6
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