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The B-52's US$72,000 cost per hour of flight is more than the B-1B's US$63,000 cost per hour, but less than the B-2's US$135,000 per hour. [ 232 ] The Long Range Strike Bomber program is intended to yield a stealthy successor for the B-52 and B-1 that would begin service in the 2020s; it is intended to produce 80 to 100 aircraft.
A B-1B cockpit at night AN/APQ-164 passive electronically scanned array. The B-1's main computer is the IBM AP-101, which was also used on the Space Shuttle orbiter and the B-52 bomber. [84] The computer is programmed with the JOVIAL programming language. [85]
The B-52 ("BUFF") is getting a big, ugly, fat, f***ing upgrade: The re-engined bomber is about to be deadlier than ever.
B-2 Spirit A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit flying over the Pacific Ocean in 2016 General information Type Stealth strategic heavy bomber National origin United States Manufacturer Northrop Corporation Northrop Grumman Status In service Primary user United States Air Force Number built 21 History Manufactured 1987–2000 Introduction date 1 January 1997 First flight 17 July 1989 ; 35 years ago ...
The cockpit of the plane is one of only four movie settings. The Air Force refused to allow Stanley Kubrick to photograph the cockpit interior; he developed his B-52 cockpit by extrapolating from photos of a B-52 interior published in a British flying magazine, based on a walking tour of the cockpit of a B-29 Superfortress bomber. His guess was ...
The only active operational model of the B-52 is the B-52H. It is currently stationed at three USAF bases, flown by four wings: [1] 2nd Bomb Wing (AFGSC) – Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. 11th Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: LA, Gold Tail Stripe) 20th Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: LA, Blue Tail Stripe)
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The U-2 is one of a handful of aircraft types to have served the USAF for over 50 years, along with the Boeing B-52, Boeing KC-135, Lockheed C-130 and Lockheed C-5. The newest models (TR-1, U-2R, U-2S) entered service in the 1980s, and the latest model, the U-2S, had a technical upgrade in 2012. The U-2 is currently operated by the USAF and NASA.