Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Training Missions

Strategic bombers like the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress were built to fly over enemy territory and hit targets with large bombs or nuclear weapons. One of these heavily armed bombers can wipe out an entire city. The problem with bombers is they can be seen and intercepted by enemy jet fighters. But Imagine for a moment a country with a bomber, completely invisible to radar, and able to deliver a cripping air-strike before anyone knew what happened… #bombers #bomber #aircraft #military #b2 #b2spiri

Strategic bombers like the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress were built to fly over enemy territory and hit targets with large bombs or nuclear weapons. One of these heavily armed bombers can wipe out an entire city. The problem with bombers is they can be seen and intercepted by enemy jet fighters. But Imagine for a moment a country with a bomber, completely invisible to radar, and able to deliver a cripping air-strike before anyone knew what happened… #bombers #bomber #aircraft #military #b2 #b2spiri

EUA - Bombardeiro Boeing B-52 STRATOFORTRESS, chegando em Oshkosh. O Boeing B-52 Stratofortress é um avião bombardeiro estratégico subsônico de longo raio de ação, propulsionado por oito motores a jato. Originalmente concebido como substituto do Convair B-36 Peacemaker na função de bombardeamento nuclear e convencional de grande altitude, foi no entanto adaptado no início da década de 1960 para a função de penetração a baixa altitude como forma de contornar a cada vez maior, eficaz e sofisticada

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress: 100 Years of Service