NASA made the decision to replace the B-36 Peacemaker with the B-52 Stratofortress as the launch aircraft for the X-15 hypersonic research program. The B-36 was nearing the end of its operational ...

“The final paint scheme on 61-0028 is a heritage back to the early days of the [NASA] B-52 testing campaigns, such as NB-52A 52-0003, which carried the North American X-15 in 1959. This paint is ...

The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of strategic bombers includes the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer, and the advanced stealth B-2 ...

Considering that the primary goal of the project was to test strategic assets like the B-52 Stratofortress and the ... with a ramp 50 feet (15 m) wide and 400 feet (122 m) long to wheel planes ...

If the Air Force Loves the B-52 Bomber So Much Why Not Build New Versions ... Aerospace firms have continued to build the Cold War-era F-15 and F-16 fighters because production never stopped ...

First taking to the skies in April 1952, and introduced into the US Air Force in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has since become a mainstay of American air power. Originally developed as a nuclear ...

Understanding the B-52 Bomber The current B-52H model can carry an astonishing 70,000 pounds of ordnance that can deliver massive amounts of death and destruction from extraordinarily high ...

Louisiana Tech senior engineering students Sam Whitsell, Owen Clyde, and Gabe Collier assisted AFGSC and STRIKEWERK on the ...

The remnants of Hurricane Helene stalled over the Tennessee Valley Saturday as the death toll from the destructive storm climbed to 52, with nearly ... there reached 15 to 18 feet — and possibly ...

Released today, the 15-page Global Transparency Report ... from an undisclosed amount of countries. X reportedly disclosed information in 52 percent of cases and complied with 70 percent of ...

Donald Trump tries to deflect from health concerns and widely ridiculed town hall music session as Kamala Harris prepares for key interview with Charlamagne Tha God ...