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Description
| Notes: Upgraded B-52F. Fin span reduced, ailerons deleted, nose radome enlarged. | |||
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
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| Base model: | B-52 | ||
| Designation: | B-52 | ||
| Version: | G | ||
| Nickname: | Stratofortress | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Bomber | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 160' 10.8" | 49.0 m | |
| Height: | 40' 8" | 12.3 m | |
| Wingspan: | 185' | 56.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 4,000.0 sq ft | 371.5 sq m | |
| Max Weight: | 488,000 lb | 221,315 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 8 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-43WB | ||
| Thrust (each): | 13,750 lb | 6,235 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 7,500 miles | 12,077 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 509 mph | 819 km/h | 442 kt |
| Max Speed: | 594 mph | 956 km/h | 516 kt |
| Ceiling: | 40,000 ft | 12,191 m | |
History
| Date | Subject | Event |
| 1958/12/15 | A Boeing B-52G made a record flight around the US, covering 9,000 non-refueled miles in 18 hours 30 minutes.
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Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Eighth Air Force Museum | Barksdale AFB | Louisiana |
| Grand Forks AFB | Grand Forks AFB | North Dakota |
| Griffiss AFB | Griffiss AFB | New York |
| Hill Aerospace Museum | Hill AFB | Utah |
| Langley A.F.B. Air Park | Langley AFB | Virginia |
| Offutt AFB | Offutt AFB | Nebraska |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| USAF Armament Museum | Eglin AFB | Florida |
B-52G on display
Eighth Air Force Museum | Griffiss AFB | Langley A.F.B. Air Park | Offutt AFB | |
Pima Air & Space Museum | USAF Armament Museum |
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| James Packard Avon Park, FL | I was a crew chief at Robbins Afb in 1965-1969 on B52-G as ground crew chief for 3 years 11/10/2011 @ 21:00 [ref: 50142] |
| James Packard Avon Park, FL | I was a crew chief at Robbins Afb in 1965-1969 on B52-G as ground crew chief for 3 years 11/10/2011 @ 20:58 [ref: 50141] |
| m.l. johnson , CA | i worked on the g model from 1959 to 1962 at travis afb, ca i'll always remember doing inspections in a hanger somebody including me would always forget to go upstairs and pull the fuel shut-off valves and end up at the base hospital getting our ears and eyed irrigated, and smelling like kerosene for the rest of the day. 10/16/2011 @ 18:17 [ref: 49590] |
| Scott E. Machesney Park, IL | I was a crew chief on 57-6486 from 1983-1987 at Castle AFB. I was also on the crew to recover the last B-47 flight from China Lake to Castle in 1986. 09/17/2011 @ 08:33 [ref: 49085] |
| Robert Bragg lMsgt Ret Jackson, OH | Worked on G model at Beale Calif 65 to 67 and at Barksdale La 73 to 85 both tanker and bombers . Lot of good memories love working on the G was one great bird, 03/15/2011 @ 08:52 [ref: 36855] |
| Mike Junes Vacaville, CA | Marvin, you must have been at Travis when I was there, I was an ASG-15 Tech from 64-65 then went to the ECM shop. 10/29/2010 @ 18:17 [ref: 32596] |
| Mark Beier Savannah, GA | Jeff, you and I were at Wurtsmith together in 1981. You were my first reporting official in Engine Conditioning! A few weeks after I got there you PCS'd to Shaw AFB, I think it was, so you already had orders before I arrived. I was there for almost 7 years after you left. 09/14/2010 @ 05:32 [ref: 30121] |
| Jeff Cooper Abilene, TX | Worked the "G" model Buffs and "A" model Tankers at Wurtsmith from 80-81. Back shop engines and Engine Conditioning. We always had plenty of work with the engines and APU's, but had some great times there on and off duty. 07/31/2010 @ 09:29 [ref: 28438] |
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