ザ ボーイング B-52 ストラトフォートレス 長距離、亜音速、ジェット機搭載の戦略爆撃機です。B-52は、サポートとアップグレードを提供し続けているボーイング社によって設計され、構築されました。●1950年代からアメリカ空軍(USAF)が運用しています。爆撃機は最大70,000ポンド(32,000 kg)の武器を運びます。
B-52B/RB-52B : The B-52B was the first version to enter service with the USAF on 29 June 1955 with the 93rd Bombardment Wing at Castle AFB in California. This version included minor changes to engines and avionics, enabling an extra 12,000 pounds of thrust to be produced using water injection. Temporary grounding of the aircraft after a crash in February 1956 and again the following July caused training delays, and at mid-year there were still no combat-ready B-52 crews.
Of the 50 B-52Bs built, 27 were capable of carrying a reconnaissance pod as RB-52Bs (the crew was increased to eight in these aircraft). The 300 pound (136 kg) pod contained radio receivers, a combination of K-36, K-38, and T-11 cameras, and two operators on downward-firing ejection seats. The pod required only four hours to install.
ソース: ボーイングB-52ストラトフォートレスオンウィキペディア
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