USA
B-52 STRATOFORTRESS (BOEING)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  B-52

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: USA.
Similar Aircraft: Tu-95 Bear.
Crew: Six
Role: Strategic bomber.
Armament: Bombs, ALCMs, SRAMs, cannon.
Dimensions: 157 ft, 7 in (48.6 m). Span: 185 ft (56.4 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: High-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips and a negative slant.

Engine(s): Eight turbofans suspended in four pairs from pylons beneath the wings. Engines extend forward of the wings' leading edges.

Fuselage: Long, slender, and tapers to the rear. Solid, tapered nose. Stepped cockpit.

Tail: Swept-back and tapered fin with square tip. Flats mid-mounted on fuselage, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips.

USER COUNTRIES

USA.