Note the black contrails commonly seen from the eight engines of the B-52. Despite its age, the B-52 is still regularly flown and kept in prime combat readiness. Part of the reason for its long ...

The B-52 Stratofortress is one of the oldest machines in service anywhere within the US military. But the mid-19th-century ...

Delays continue to plague the development of the Stratofortress' successor, but once it does enter service, the Boeing B-52J ...

During altitude testing, the engines will be evaluated at various simulated altitudes to see how well they perform in different flight conditions. The upgrades slated for the B-52 will also ...

The company is expected to produce over 600 engines to breathe new life into the Air Force’s B-52 fleet, now expected to fly well into the 21st century. The pricetag to put new engines on the ...

Rolls will provide roughly 650 engines for the 76 planes from its American ... Monday's deal is part of USAF’s strategy to upgrade their B-52 fleet to ensure they keep running until 2050.

That unit is powered by a surplus jet engine out of a B-52 bomber. According to Boeing, the Pratt & Whitney turbo fan engine could produce up to 17,000 pounds of thrust. Mayhew says the railway ...