Boeing

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Heavy bomber

  • First flight1952
  • IntroductionFebruary 1955
  • StatusOperational
  • Number built744
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
5 (pilot, copilot, weapon systems officer, navigator, electronic warfare officer)
Length
48.5 m (159 ft 4 in)
Wingspan
56.4 m (185 ft)
Height
12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
02

Performance

Maximum speed
650 mph
Service ceiling
50,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
8 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofans (17,000 lbf / 76 kN)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan cannon originally mounted in a remote-controlled tail turret on the H-model, removed in 1991 from all operational aircraft.; Bombs: Approximately 70000 lb mixed ordnance; bombs, mines, missiles, in various configurations.

Engines 1

J57 J57 Turbojets Pratt & Whitney J57 Early jet engine that powered bombers, fighters and the first jet airliners. Pratt & Whitney · United States→

Weapons 1

AGM-86 AGM-86 Air-to-ground missiles Boeing AGM-86 ALCM Air-launched cruise missile carried by the B-52 Stratofortress. Boeing · United States→