There is so much misinformation in this video. Someone did not do their homework. The video is of an “H” model. It does not require 13,000+ feet for takeoff. Most SAC runways were 10,000-12,000 feet long. The “H” will NOT climb at 6,000+ fpm. The EWO sat on the upper deck facing aft. I flew the B-52 for 12 years with 3400 hours as an IP and eval
@martin.B777
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service and for the clarification. Why is the crew wearing oxygen masks, isn't B-52 pressurized?
@garyreinke5161
2 жыл бұрын
@@martin.B777 If you were flying above 42,000 ft masks were worn more for safety because the time of useful consciousness in the event of a rapid decompression was extremely short. Also masks were worn during low level, air refueling, pattern work (critical phases of flight) for communication purposes.
@martin.B777
2 жыл бұрын
@@garyreinke5161 Thank you for the clarification, Gary.✈
@martin.B777
2 жыл бұрын
@@garyreinke5161 Also noticed in one of B-52 videos that spoilers/speed brakes were deployed during an approach? Is that a standard procedure or a was it a tactical approach?
@paulpowell4871
2 жыл бұрын
The BUFF was just coming of age when I was Born in the 50's. I spent 32 years working on her EW systems and am Now retired. she may most likely out live me. She helped me raise my Family, Buy My house and cars and pay my Pension. GODS bless her!
@dougcoombes8497
2 жыл бұрын
I lived in northern Washington state years ago in a USAF practice area. One day I felt not heard something and ran to my door. Just as I stepped out and looked up a B-52 from Fairchild passed right overhead at full speed doing a run on the deck. One of the most exciting things I have ever seen.
@emansnas
2 жыл бұрын
You lived in the good part of the State. Hopefully you never had to cross the mountain passes into the trough (Seattle area) containing human waste.
@TheTankMan144
2 жыл бұрын
I had a similar experience where a CH-47 Chinook flew right over our house probably about 200 Ft above the ground it was so cool, and then we come to find out that it did a emergency landing in the field right next to our house super cool!
@dominicklittle9828
2 жыл бұрын
@@emansnas this is where i grew up and i loved this place so much. the last few years have made me realize the people i grew up with were all as you said. its depressing. luckily my family may be able to move to Montana soon
@emansnas
2 жыл бұрын
@@dominicklittle9828 So did I, and so did I. Best wishes to you and yours.
@billenright2788
2 жыл бұрын
Getting new RR engines. Keep them flying another 20yrs. Incredible.
@russvoight1167
2 жыл бұрын
Flying for another 30 years into the 2050s. They say the last B-52 crew member hasn't been born yet
@briancooper2112
8 ай бұрын
Longer
@johncunningham4820
2 жыл бұрын
B-52 and C-130 . The two Antiques of the skies , because NO-ONE HAS BUILT SOMETHING THAT CAN REPLACE THEM . Built right the FIRST time . Thunderbolt is in this category too , as an Honourable Mention .
@djm4457
2 жыл бұрын
I'd add the A10 to that BRTFT list.
@johncunningham4820
2 жыл бұрын
@@djm4457 . That's what I said .
@djm4457
2 жыл бұрын
@@johncunningham4820 Indeed you did, Sir
@moredistractions
2 жыл бұрын
To give you a perspective of the B-52's antiquity, the M-4 Sherman tank and P-51 Mustang fighter were still in active service when the B-52 was introduced. Elvis and Marilyn Monroe were at the beginning of their stardom and half of all movies were still in black and white.
@RandomDudeOne
2 жыл бұрын
The amazing thing about the Hercules is not only is it an old design that is still in service, it's that they are still making new ones!
@jerryumfress9030
2 жыл бұрын
I was barely 3 years old when the XB-52 lifted off for the first time...I just turned 70. The B-52 is the best bomber of all time and it keeps getting better, bringing death from above to all those who would enslave the free world
@perfekt2004
2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍
@badguy1481
2 жыл бұрын
Oh...Thank GOD for those Mickey Mouse Boots?
@semco72057
2 жыл бұрын
The B-52H was the first aircraft I worked on after leaving tech school, and the C-130 Hercules was the last aircraft I worked on before retiring from the Air Force and I enjoyed them both and never knew a Buff could takeoff at that high angle, but it looks great.
@pcnorton
2 жыл бұрын
I guess my definition of almost vertically and yours are different. Would love to see one done up like Dale Brown's books.
@benjicollins1
2 жыл бұрын
Loved his books
@yuriilev
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I've been in an Alaska Airlines MD-82 that took off at a steeper angle than that.
@metatechnologist
2 жыл бұрын
I bet the new engines will be able deliver a better vertical if the wings can take the stress.
@elijahjones2889
2 жыл бұрын
Check area 51
@tomcrosby6332
2 жыл бұрын
Old dog. read it.
@stevej7139
2 жыл бұрын
I used to love seeing the B52's at March AFB in Southern California back in the 70's and 80's , an entire fleet of them just off I15 was an awesome sight .
@daba9550
Жыл бұрын
I believe you refer to MITO. With water injection. Man, what thunder.
@CSltz
2 жыл бұрын
Justin I do get chills when I see B-52’s. Just remembering those cold brutal nights. Walking out side the alert pad in snow up to the dogs hips. Waiting for official sunrise to get off post and back to the warm barracks. No matter how crowded it was. Turn the electric blanket to “ woah momma “
@badguy1481
2 жыл бұрын
Oh...Thank GOD for those Mickey Mouse Boots?
@jimwatson842
2 жыл бұрын
The last H model rolled off the line in Wichita in June 1962, making it almost 60 years old, not 70. The latest estimate for retirement is c.2040, making the H 79 years old and 85 years since the B model went into service in 1955. Generals and politicians have debated about new engines since the ‘90s, but the original P&W TF-33 first generation turbofans left over from boneyard Boeing 707s and 720s are still pushing the old girl through the skies. Spare parts are surely getting low, so newer power plants can’t be far off. I fueled G models when I was in POL at Seymour Johnson and Barksdale in the early ‘70s. The design is from 1948 (the year I was born), so I grew up with the B-52. In my opinion, it is the greatest airplane ever to come off a design board. Capability wise, it has no comparable replacement.
@badguy1481
2 жыл бұрын
I believe, from what I saw in the press a few weeks ago, that the USAF has FINALLY decided to replace those PW's with Rolls Royce (US Division) engines.
@bantumwt
2 жыл бұрын
In 1972-73 I was aboard a US Navy cruiser just outside Haiphong Harbor and witnessed waves of B-52s flying overhead towards targets around Hanoi and Haiphong. 120 or so B-52s in a single attack. They lit up the skies.
@СЕРЕГИНЦАРЕВИЧ
2 жыл бұрын
Он еше не такое может этот самолет супер машина АМЕРИКА ДЕЛАЕТ САМЫЕ МОШНЫЕ И ОПАСНЫЕ САМОЛЕТЫ В МИРЕ
@russvoight1167
2 жыл бұрын
The EWO does not sit in the lower deck with the radar navigator, but facing rearward behind the pilot.The tail gunner on the G and H models sat next to the EWO facing rearward as well. Both lower level crew positions were navigator on the left and radar navigator on the right. There are no longer a tail gunner on the crew
@tivivesrj
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed there is that mistake in the video at minute 4:02…. EWO is not downstairs….
@desperate_desperado
2 жыл бұрын
It's actually two WSOs downstairs now.
@nordan00
2 жыл бұрын
Wrong! The EW sits behind the copilot-and the honey bucket. I know this from personal experience.
@tomcrouchman
2 жыл бұрын
The engine upgrades etc. over the years makes this aircraft an entirely new beast. Bomb truck
@49metal
2 жыл бұрын
The B-52H, the only remaining type in service, was delivered (1961-1962) fitted with the Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3. The B-52H still flies on the TF33-P-3. All efforts to upgrade the engines of the B-52H to a modern high-bypass turbofan has yet to be successful.
@tomcrouchman
2 жыл бұрын
@@49metal That's too bad. Maybe it doesn't need new engines.
@49metal
2 жыл бұрын
@@tomcrouchman They're still trying.
@blackhawk7r221
2 жыл бұрын
@@49metal This spring, installation of new Rolls Royce F-130 high bypass turbofans should begin. Approval was finally given, but it took Rolls to make the announcement last September.
@jimbobbubba4165
2 жыл бұрын
Grew up on what was once Carswell AFB. Man the sound of the engine on the flight line at the beginning of the video brings back memories
@fredgien
2 жыл бұрын
It’s nice that there is a rockband named after this plane!
@r.d.riddle2068
2 жыл бұрын
Your idea of "almost vertically" and mine seem to differ just a bit. It's impossible for a B-52 to even fall out of the sky "almost vertically".
@dimbulb23
2 жыл бұрын
Years ago I did TDY at that same base seen near the beginning of the video. Had RF-4Cs... they could do full vertical and did so while we were there. Pilots loved get away from bosses and play and we maintenance pukes got to watch. Moron AB at that time was Spanish Air Base, we were there for a month. Franco was still running Spain and their planes were F-86s (it was 1967). The story was that Franco had stripped all the ejections seats out of the F-86. Apparently, a pilot had emergency a couple of months before got there and had ejected. He landed unhurt but when he told his pilot friend how much fun it was, one punched out just a few weeks later and Franco removed chutes. I have no idea that was true... I hadn't though about that for at least 50 years. Thanks for video.
@Thetequilashooter1
2 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was a kid watching B-52s make low-pass runs over the White Mountains in Arizona. As a kid it shook me to my core just witnessing a giant beast skim over the tree tops. Such an amazing plane.
@gotsteem
2 жыл бұрын
I was 20 when I used to take my girlfriend to the south end of the runway at March AFB and get physical in the back seat of my 66 Mustang.. The B-52's were incredible and LOUD flying over you at less than 300 feet while doing touch and go's or just landing from their missions. I loved the 80's Those were the days when the cold war was going and there were 4 B-52's parked at the south end of the field right next to the runway loaded with tactical nukes ready to fly at a moment's notice.. But I didn't care, I was gettin' some!
@AnvilMusicGroup
2 жыл бұрын
That was a pretty high angle takeoff for a B-52, but nowhere near vertical. Still, it's an amazing aircraft. I was working on them in 1966, and when I finally retired from the Air Force in 1988, I was still supporting them with munitions. The only ones still in service now were built in the early 1960's.
@amoore2539
2 жыл бұрын
My first love is the B-52 D, 307th Strategic Bomb Wing.
@joycekrizanac1893
2 жыл бұрын
As the daughter of a 52 pilot, i clearly remember the elephant walks at Anderson, and to think we now have grandkids of original pilots now flying them!!!! I remember the ground shaking at takeoff and i was like 10-12 yo. My dad always said he would never jump, if it had 2 engines running he would ride it down. Unfortunately, my sons went Navy and grandson went Army. 2 of the 3 are aviation oriented. Long live BUFF!!!!
@Viki-zo1bc
2 жыл бұрын
That high pitch scream is awesome.
@stonewalljackson7590
2 жыл бұрын
After 70 years, one of the most awesome planes ever built.
@tepesvoda464
2 жыл бұрын
I had the privilege of seeing one of these beasts at close range at McConnel AFB in Wichita, Kansas. They even let me touch the front wheel undercarriage and it was awesome, something to tell the grandchildren. That BUFF will still be flying when the little ones will come around :). PS: the "youngest" B52 flying today is 15 to 20 years OLDER than the oldest member of it's crew!!!
@wateaman
2 жыл бұрын
Saw these guys flying at 400 feet in eastern Montana back in the 80s. Always a thrill.
@klk1900
2 жыл бұрын
The black smoke that’s heavy is caused by the release of water on takeoff. They spray water into the engines. It cools the engines but also the water increases the air density of the thrust coming out.
@paquitoignacio3449
2 жыл бұрын
This aircraft is incredible, not sure if any country of other nations could match the air superiority of the u.s. Air Force.
@redtomcat1725
2 жыл бұрын
THE CREWS AND MEN ON THE GROUND ARE ALL TOP GUNS !!!!!!!!!
@stalker7892
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Keep those things ready to go.
@rael5469
2 жыл бұрын
The B-52 can operate higher than 50,000 feet. The original B-52s DID operate higher than 50,000. The limiting factor is Air Force regulations. Above 50,000 feet you must wear a pressure suit because without one, if the cabin suffered a decompression you wouldn't have enough "Time of Useful Consciousness" before becoming dangerously groggy.
@Mrblack6239
2 жыл бұрын
As previous comments suggest, almost vertical is wrong. 3 to 5 degrees is normal max. Climbs are usually 2 degrees down. Climb rate is good, above 6000 ft/ min
@honeybun4817
2 жыл бұрын
I was privileged to be a tail gunner in both the D and G models. A fascinating aircraft to me, even to this day, as I have watched its roles and delivery capability vary. After flying backwards I still have to point to the left or right when riding in a car and giving directions. My wife hates driving with me in the car lol
@bobsnyder3309
2 жыл бұрын
I still do the same thing 2100 hrs G&H
@phillipmcmurran8991
2 жыл бұрын
I was a Gunner in G model. Still got your coin?
@bobsnyder3309
2 жыл бұрын
@@phillipmcmurran8991 I still carry it wherever i go. You never know
@flightynut
2 жыл бұрын
Amusement park rides can't compete with the ride you get in the tail of a D model. Memories of going through the La Junta low level route in the summer come to mind...
@kimchi2780
2 жыл бұрын
The sound of the B52 is orgasmic.
@angelosanchezamrbunaallzz6612
2 жыл бұрын
Incredible bombers....never get old stilll capable to support ground troops....
@tommyboy1861
8 ай бұрын
I was stationed at Castle AFB in the early 80's. B-52 pilots did their training there. It was awesome and, at times scary to watch them doing their touch-and-go's. 😊👍
@davidbishop4015
2 жыл бұрын
Those B-52's amazing. Watching them take off and land is neat to see. I was able to get a close up look at one at an airshow at Lakehurst naval Air station.
@email4664
2 жыл бұрын
The prep to launch is impressive as well. Our service members are doing a wonderful thing, and really well too!
@Jerryberry172
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up at Castle AFB and was mesmerized as a kid watching B-52’s and KC-135’s up close all day long. Now that the base is no more I get to take off and land on the same gigantic runway which is ironically awesome!!
@rael5469
2 жыл бұрын
The lower deck "battle station" is actually called the "Offensive Station" manned by the "Offense team." The upper station used to have a tail gunner and an electronic warfare officer or E.W.O. for short (pronounced ee-dub or EE-WOE) and they were called "defense". The pilots were called "The Pilots" ;) There are so many people onboard it used to be standard procedure to regularly make each station check-in during combat to make sure no one was incapacitated. The Left pilot is called Aircraft Commander or A.C. The right pilot is the Co-Pilot or Co. The E.W. is the EE-Dub. The weapon systems officer downstairs on the left is the Radar Navigator or "Radar" ( like Radar O'Reilly). The guy to his right who is actually another WSO (Wizzo) is called Navigator or "Nav." They both deploy weapons and both navigate. Then there are people riding along, like the Instructor Pilot or I.P. The Instructor EE-Dub. The Instructor Nav or I.N. It doesn't matter who sits in those seats they are called by it's station name. Crew Chief or whoever......their station name is I.P. or I.N. or whatever. I've been on a flight with 9 people onboard. That's a LOT of people in the cramped cockpit of a B-52.
@robertwelch5584
2 жыл бұрын
On one of my flights on the B-52 all 10 positions were in use and lucky me got to sit on the shitter for takeoff, refueling, TA ops and landing. At least it was convenient...
@lawrencegore6647
2 жыл бұрын
In normal operation, only six positions are used. On test flights, only three or four.
@rael5469
2 жыл бұрын
@@lawrencegore6647 They eliminated the tail gun. Now there are only 5 positions. I wonder if the Gunner's ejection seat is still operational? I doubt it.
@nordan00
2 жыл бұрын
@@rael5469 I would think it still would be operational, as it gives an extra crew member (almost always an instructor or evaluator) a quick way out. You don’t want to bail out of the navs’ open hatches unless you absolutely have to!
@rael5469
2 жыл бұрын
@@nordan00 What you said makes perfect sense. Once I got a ride in a Cobra attack helicopter and a pilot's helmet was in the seat I would use. I asked the pilot if I should put it on. He said: "Always use a piece of safety equipment if available. It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it." So why wouldn't they keep it active? I think you are right.
@michaelwood6457
2 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of climbing inside one as an F-15E crew chief in Saudi. Epic stuff...
@scrappydude1
2 жыл бұрын
The Air Force still has 77 aircraft, and intends to keep them flying into the 2050’s, by which point the type (not these specific aircraft) will have been in constant service for 100 years!!! All remaining B-52H’s are being refitted with carbon brakes, replacing the original steel brakes. The plant I work at will be producing these brakes. Kind of neat to think that I have a hand in helping to keep this aircraft in service. And how old are the remaining 77 aircraft? The H model was delivered between May 1961, and October 1962. That’s right, the youngest B-52 in the inventory will turn 60 this year.
@tomcrosby6332
2 жыл бұрын
SAve the weight for more bombs!
@irishgrl
2 жыл бұрын
Such a BEAST of an airship!
@richardpeddie2060
2 жыл бұрын
Almost Vertically - OH PLEASE my sides are about to burst with laughter !
@georgeboros263
2 жыл бұрын
I remember standing on top of hill in eastern Montana while hunting antelope as a kid. The hill was a couple hundred feet high. A B-52 out of Glasgow AFB came straight at me and I swear it had to rise up to avoid running into the hill! I was impressed for sure.
@davecoffield7893
2 жыл бұрын
Does the C-130J make the same signature "roar" when it's props are de-synched after landing as the 4-blade version does? It was always a chill-bump sound as they taxied in....just a simple signature sound kinda like the whistle the F-104 made.... Interesting that fuel bladders are used. I don't know if that would have worked on Cyprus supporting the U-2 back in the day. It just carried pallets of 50 gallon JPTS barrels.
@fordgalaxie7623
2 жыл бұрын
B 52 Great bombardier 🇺🇸❤
@marcodevries4481
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful to see those sagging wings curl in the air like a bird taking off. Amazing sight.
@eyesonmarymahaney1731
2 жыл бұрын
that plane is amazing and so is the crew. i'm so proud of everyone that is in this video. everyone works hard and you work as a team to keep your planes working and operating well. watching how you secure your loads is amazing and how your team refuels in the air is amazing. Keep up the good work
@thatguy-art6229
2 жыл бұрын
THAT IS YOUR OPINION BUT NOT BASED ON ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS.
@TheStupidicus
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous!
@rudedog302
2 жыл бұрын
Worked Engines on H's then we got G models due to the ALCM. If you thought the H was smoky on takeoff, the G model in Water injection was twice what you saw in this video. Miss them every day. Loved running water injection in the middle of the night, and waking EVERYBODY up on the base. Especially a KC-135A in water....real window rattler.
@AlAndValOffGrid
2 жыл бұрын
Love how they placed my initials on the refueling winglets.
@ethanboyd7843
2 жыл бұрын
I love the 32 analog engine dials, no crying about 'task saturation' today kids
@enlinaresconpedrodelagarza7033
2 жыл бұрын
Good notes about Tucano, in a simple view one can not imagine how capable it is.
@majmage
2 жыл бұрын
Knowing little about aviation I had to look up some quick stats: * Passenger aircraft Boeing 777 has a climb rate of 500 ft/min. * This video rates the B-52 at 6,270 ft/min, about 13x as fast! (source: just the first google result for "777 climb rate", so don't read too much into it I was only going for a very rough comparison anyway.)
@georgegonzalez2476
2 жыл бұрын
Those numbers are misleading. 500 fpm for the 777 might be the most efficient climb rate. With full throttle and light load it can do 6,000 fpm. 6,270 fpm for the B-52 might be optimistic and with not much gas or bomb load. Full-loaded older models look like they are only doing like 300 fpm on takeoff, even with water injection. What is that poorly back-projected B-52 movie with Rock Hudson?
@TheSaturnV
2 жыл бұрын
I see these coming and going to Tinker AFB once in awhile. Like the P51, they are absolutely unmistakable idents due to their plan view and engine sound.
@ssnerd583
2 жыл бұрын
The Big Belly D's were capable of carrying 108 500 pound bombs or 68 750 pound bombs .....the noise that must have made when you had a whole flight of them all dropping on the same patch of jungle must have been....madness....
@nikikovacs1923
2 жыл бұрын
The rabbits, squirrels and snakes on the little island at 04:12 never knew what hit them.
@timdodd979
2 жыл бұрын
I worked G models in Michigan. We watched them come home on Lake Huron beaches at night. Amazing aircraft.
@mantia39
2 жыл бұрын
Love the name of that airbase....😅
@jamesphillips1872
2 жыл бұрын
Forget the age that is the deadliest aircraft we have in the fleet it can actually disappear on radar badass
@royhi1809
2 жыл бұрын
The B-52 does not fly straight up. It actually does maximum climb rate with a slight nose down angle with the wings high lift and climbs like a bat out of hell. Impressive.
@tectorama
2 жыл бұрын
As usual, a good video ruined by loud background noise.
@cooldude2245
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing it has 8 engines
@JDRA1024
2 жыл бұрын
As always, excellent footage
@mecano572
2 жыл бұрын
Belíssimos e eficientes Tucanos!!!! temidos quando armados adequadamente.
@igorkratka
2 жыл бұрын
Spare us of klikbait titles. Bombers don`t takeoff almost vertically. It is just a footage illusion. Jesus, what nowadays are some people willing to do to in order to get a few more views.
@anhduynguyenvo4572
2 жыл бұрын
For Americans, the B52 is a source of pride. But when it flew to Vietnam it became: the bowl, the cup, the plate, the ring, the ashtray, the hat, the barrel, the chest...... That day, Vietnam was very poor, Vietnamese people were waiting every day for the American B52 plane to fly to shoot it down, then take the wreckage of the plane as daily objects to use. All Vietnamese people at that time had items made from aircraft wreckage. The US President once stated: - The US B52 will bring Vietnam back to the stone age. President Ho Chi Minh sent an aluminum pipe from the wreckage of the B52 plane with the message: - Sorry Mr. President, our Vietnam is entering the aluminum age.
@texaswunderkind
2 жыл бұрын
And now Vietnam is moving away from Communism, proving America was right all along.
@badguy1481
2 жыл бұрын
@@texaswunderkind That comment was from General "Bombs Away" LeMay, the founder of SAC. And...Believe it or not...If President Nixon HADN'T called a halt to the bombing of Hanoi (Christmas 1972) General LeMay's comment could very well have seen fruition.
@tomcrosby6332
2 жыл бұрын
cool as heck. Stratosaurus
@johnheller5786
2 жыл бұрын
Actually if memory serves me,the crew was originally 6 not 5. Originally it had a rear gunner.
@thomascreary990
2 жыл бұрын
Your wrong they don't need 13,500 of runway to take off with a normal load even with a max combat load. Worked on them for eleven years and my base was primarily nuke at the time and the runway was 10,000 ft and my bombers were the H model with 136,000 lbs of max thrust , get your facts right before posting anything else.
@daskritterhaus5491
2 жыл бұрын
do NOT underestimate a 70 yr old. lm 70 and 2 yrs ago shingled my own roof. also 2 yrs ago l pushed 1600 pounds on the leg press exercise machine.
@trickn2819
2 жыл бұрын
B-52 has NO problem operating ABOVE 50,000ft.
@rra022001
2 жыл бұрын
8 freaking turbofans. F*** thats power!
@boarding2gate63
2 жыл бұрын
Bolivian Air Force has One C130, It's amazing hearing it
@jmspr1
2 жыл бұрын
one of my favorite air bases in Europe.
@r2gelfand
2 жыл бұрын
Was flying as an observer on a C-141B during Red Flag from Nellis AFB in 1989. I'll never forget seeing a Buff pass underneath us like we were standing still.
@stevenwiederholt7000
2 жыл бұрын
"AIR FORCE! We're the smart ones. Send the officers out to fight." TSGT Roosevelt Williams. :-)
@dewfall56
2 жыл бұрын
I had heard that during the cold war these plane crews would practice high-speed sequential take offs. The idea was to get as many in the air in as short a time as possible, because an ICBM might be on its way there and any planes not up and far enough away would be lost. The guy I talked to said takeoffs were so close together that you could barely see the plane in front of you, that you were chasing at high speed down the run way, because of the how close in proximity they were and the heavy smoke from full throttle. Had to continue on faith that everything went right.
@Normal1855
2 жыл бұрын
Where was the near verticle takeoff?
@joaolima6110
2 жыл бұрын
Fortaleza voadora um super Titan dos ares.👏👏👏
@TheFULLMETALCHEF
2 жыл бұрын
Super T is an awesome plane. Wish we had them back in the day.
@justincase5272
2 жыл бұрын
Whee! One video, yet two aircraft I used to fly! Couple of minor errors, but mostly accurate.
@brandon7219
2 жыл бұрын
'Full engines thrust' LMAO. Also, Crew chiefs seem to forget, you are not saluting the pilot when taxiing them out. You are saluting the American flag on the tail or wherever it may be. I worked TF-33s for 7 years. I fucking miss them
@carrabellefl
2 жыл бұрын
Supposedly the C-130J is more powerful than earlier models. I routine flew into and out of airfield of 2500 ft in Southeast Asia in a worn out E model.
@spooky3669
2 жыл бұрын
WHY Always misleading titles??? 70 years old... No This Not 70 years old!!! This is an H model from 1962. Even then, parts are constantly renewed on an aircraft so its hardly 60 years old.
@Valkyrie22W
2 жыл бұрын
An ancient bucket with bolts)
@batmandeltaforce
2 жыл бұрын
In regard to longevity, we have the pyramids, and the B-52.
@garymcaleer6112
2 жыл бұрын
That is one kick-ass bird!
@andremenezes1614
2 жыл бұрын
7:40 Super Tucano Brazil 🇧🇷
@larrygorman4110
2 жыл бұрын
When I was about 10 in Syracusr, NY, I heard a roar and over flew a B-52 being refueled by a KC-135 at a very low altitude. Awesome. Griffiss AFB was about 50 miles east on Rome, NY.
@HomeAtLast501
2 жыл бұрын
I was driving from Boston to Ohio a few years ago and stayed one night at a campground in Rome. It was on a nice lake, as I recall. Nice area.
@nordan00
2 жыл бұрын
When I was 28 through 32, I was flying B-52s out of Griffiss AFB! The good old 668th, though not as good as Mather AFB’s good old 441st! Good times!
@fortyfour6626
2 жыл бұрын
I see it differently ..l love the buff because it barely raises its nose at takeoff….those huge heavy metal wings with the flaps down create a huge area of high pressure underneath. It almost looks like the plane couldn’t possibly fly! Then all the sudden, it appears like a string is pulling the plane straight up off the ground with all the wheel coming off the ground pretty close together. It’s got a real aerodynamic different appeal to me. It looks different on takeoff. Compared to a commercial plane like a 747 for example, the nose wheel gets off the ground first waaaay before the back wheels leave the ground. B52s look like a super heavy shape that can’t possibly fly just floats like an angel into the sky .
@watermain48
2 жыл бұрын
Did I miss the vertical takeoff part?
@lazysob2328
2 жыл бұрын
What the hell are they talking about? The B52 was designed to be a nuclear bomber from the start! There might have been some component changes since the start of nuclear warfare, but the overall design is the same! I was given a tour of one in 1962 by a cousin of my dad’s!
@lawrencegore6647
2 жыл бұрын
See my comment.
@angelopugliese6034
2 жыл бұрын
The Electronic Warfare Officer sits in the upper deck facing the rear, not the lower deck as the video said. The Navigator and the Bomb Navigator sit in the lower deck. The G and H models had the gunner sitting in the upper deck next to the EWO prior to the guns being removed and was the only enlisted member of the flight crew.
@MrJackal43
2 жыл бұрын
Still badass as ever!
@tonybletas431
2 жыл бұрын
Apparently several hundred thousand greenies suicided watching the exhaust from all eight engines on take-off!
@MuthaBasket
2 жыл бұрын
That is 13,500 ft or 2.6 miles = 4.11 kilometres of runway folks! What!?
@aphil4581
2 жыл бұрын
It's stunning to see what these monster can do. I remember when we had the sky's(world)full of these planes all nuked up! Chrome dome. I would love to see one with all 8 new engines doing that without the smoke. Would watch again!
@Betts711
2 жыл бұрын
I tried to watch all of this video, but I actually get super dizzy and about pass out!! It’s scary af! I always come back to watch more though 😂👍
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