As part of the service life extension program, Boeing is replacing the existing engines with Rolls-Royce F-130 engines. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in 1954 and entered military service in 1955.
A U.S. B-52H Stratofortress in flight over the Persian Gulf in 2019. Note the black contrails commonly seen from the eight engines of the B-52. Despite its age, the B-52 is still regularly flown ...
The B-52 Stratofortress is one of the oldest machines ... a modernizing update in the form of brand new Rolls Royce F130 engines. Altitude testing for the new engines is set to begin in February.
The U.S. Air Force’s latest B-52 ... Royce and Boeing on developing the F130, which represents just one of the many upgrades set to be incorporated into the B-52J. When the new Stratofortress ...
Most notably, the B-52 will swap out its Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofan engines for new commercially-developed replacements, using the Rolls-Royce F130 already used on the E11A and C-37.
A 65-year-old B-52 Stratofortress landed safely at Offutt Air Force Base about two hours after declaring an emergency over ...
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