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The first B-52 first
flew in 1954, and the type has been in
continuous service since. Current projections see the
aircraft remaining in service until 2040, a remarkable career
of nearly 90 years.
It had a remarkable
beginning. The original XB-52 design as
selected by the USAAF in 1946 was a six-engined straight
winged propeller driven heavy bomber. In 1948, Boeings
Chief Engineer Ed Wells and his team were in Dayton, Ohio
when the USAF told them they now wanted a more modern
jet-powered aircraft.
Over the following weekend,
in a Dayton hotel room, the
team designed a new eight-engined swept-wing jet bomber,
made a scale model out of balsa wood and prepared a 33
page report.
An initial run of 13
B-52A's was approved. The production
version was the B-52B with more weight and larger engines.
Originally designed as a high-altitude nuclear bomber, the
aircraft has been modified for low-level flight, carriage of
cruise missiles, etc.
Later versions of the
B-52 had increasing power, range and
capability. The last version, the only one left in service, was
the B-52H with turbofan engines. A total of 744 B-52s were
built in Seattle and Wichita between 1952 and 1962.
This first CD contains
two flight manuals for two variants of
the Boeing B-52.
This CD has been copied from the original
flight manuals
and retains any colour pages.
. 
This CD contains:
1. USAF Flight Manual
for the B-52C and B-52D, T.O. 1B-52C-1
dated 20-6-67 revised to 15-4-74, approx 1092 pages.
2. USAF Flight Manual for the B-52E
and B-52F, T.O. 1B-52E-1
dated 1-11-62 revised to 30-4-65, approx 934 pages.
| CD TITLE | B52 |
| PRICE | US$19.95 plus postage |
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