B-52 Stratofortresses Depart RAF Fairford 

Its because they are workhorses and are only better once they retrofit out this old school jets

ChwyNiblet they'll be inservice until the 2040s meaning they will be almost 100 years old when they are retired

@@ey7290 It's a god damned design not a part. But sure, there may be one original part left in 2040 i.e. an aluminum panel somewhere. The B-52 is a proven technology. However, it is the optimized service and management of maintenance depot organization that is really to be commended. They probably had to fight management to deliver this level of quality. BTW: The thrust improvement of each of the jet turbines retro-fitted probably amounts to 30%-50%.

F P the B1 Lancer was supposed to replace them by the 2000s but yeah that hasnt worked out

F P yeah, cause if there’s one thing the Islamic state has in spades, it’s AAA

Are U A Veteran Sir?

@@captainfortnitegaming2889 Yes, I said as much in my reply...

@@rtlamb It Doesn't Tell Much Sir

China, u better watch out. You better not cry. You better not cry I'm telling u Y!

In order to bring death, destruction and suffering.

@@StrzelnicaFX in that order?

kierunkowskaz well ,the pilots had fun flying around

I love the warthog, but yes, the '52 is a beautiful plane.

Rafsajoke

ZenZaBill I assume it’d be that

@Andrew Ongais if it was that severe that the pilot made a steering adjustment to avoid it, then I'd assume the airport managers and workers would Have noticed and would take care of the taxiiways.

Performers taking a bow (or curtsy) for their audience.

You are correct, it is a test of the Crosswind Crab system.

Come on lads they where avoiding a frog on the runway...

no

@@yabba-dabbadoobster5228 was thinking the same.. how on earth did they get their money's worth? things cost a fortune to fuel and maintain. lol

David the taxpayers got their money’s worth by them not having to pay for the development and build of new bombers. The cost of maintaining the B52s, may be high, but those costs are minuscule compared to the price of developing a new aircraft that would still need fuelling and maintaining.

Evil

They made many widows and orphans, that’s for damn sure!

Less the Russians dio it, then its Soviet era weaponry lol

peterpurpose nor do the woman and children that find themselves on the receiving end.

Agreed.

Welp looks like Iran 🇮🇷 called their bluff!!!

More like his old armchair... new stuffing and a good overhaul here and there but still very much the same frame inside. The BUFF is no Ship of Theseus (yet) or Trigger's Broom (like your axe) example.

puirYorick I now have a vision of my grandad sitting in his armchair with his axe....Not as formidable as the BUFF but still a force to be reckoned with.👍

You see this on all passenger planes if you have a window seat. The wings begin flexing up as lift is gained on takeoff. Its cool bc you're watching forces of physics yank the plane into the air

@@Hobinator17 Yeah, I was an aircraft electrician and worked on B-52s and KC135s for years and have watched them take off 100s of times. Watching them roll out and take flight seemingly defying gravity never gets old.

Aquila Rossa I grew up in the Bossier City area of Louisiana. About 8 miles from Barksdale AFB. The base was a primary target for Russia during the Cold War. Scary times.

@Aquila Rossa Unfortunately this young generation didn’t see that movie but another one call, The Day After Tomorrow not The Day After. I was old enough to see this scary movie on could then and still could happen. My dad was in the Air Force at the time so we were a dead on target no matter where my dad was stationed. At the time of that movie was shown, we had just moved to Edwards AFB in CA a year before. It was then that my family and including my dad, heard for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd sonic booms that followed the fright of our impending doom from a nuclear blast and took a long time while to get use to that sound and the vibrations that came behind it, we knew we were going to die. But I was puzzled because the air sirens didn’t go off telling my dad to find his way to his emergency duty station. Edwards AFB was and to my knowledge is still a test base for air planes and even the space shuttle!!! It landed in Edwards for a long time until the team there though it was safe enough to land in Florida. That’s was why for a long time the shuttle rode piggy back on a 747 jet to Florida. But the new shuttle landed in Florida in Oct’19...Who knew???s

@Hammerschlägen M lol didn't catch that, phone auto corrected on me.

adamd664 they will probably design a new model but that thing can hold a few tonnes of ammo

Stitchwarrior123 lol a few tonnes is fucking nothing. Try 35 tonnes for “a few”

100% real.. Flying since 1954

Decades of child slaughter from the air, dontcha just love it!! Are you fucking mad? Do you want your spawn covered in burning Napalm? I'd cheer your loin seepage progeny, diseased little shit bag uglies, Empire obsessed flag waving simpletons, crisping up nicely. What I dream of really, warming my hands beside a pile of burning warmongers. What do you think, carpet bombing children, which is what these machines were used for, legitimate way to expand "Freedom and Democracy"?

Wow

@@Cheeseatingjunglista We were aiming at helpless kittens and puppies, but dammit, they just move too quick.

In the works supposedly. Rolls Royce allegedly has a form, fit, function version of one of their existing engines that can reuse the existing engine cowlings. 33% reduction in fuel usage for certain mission profiles.

USAAF Bomber pilot : "what field?"

TheOicyu812 They’d better not mess with King Kong!

Yup! And the blue tail was the 20th BS.

We finally have what looks like a viable engine upgrade program in the works. Rolls Royce, P&W, or GE engines that significantly reduce maintenance costs, particulate pollution, and per ton mile fuel consumption.

Ha Ha! Just watched that film with my 16 year old daughter who's studying Cold War at school. She loved it!

Congratulations on making it so far. And who knows, you may have another 30 plus years in you. We're blessed with this internet thing, aren't we? It gives us a chance to experience just about anything in the world. Maybe not quite the same as actually being there, but what a fantastic invention and chance for extremely rich and varied experiences from the comfort of our homes none the less. Previous generations never would have dreamed of it!

Why not? I suppose it depends on where in the world you are... but the USAF has no intention of retiring these birds any time soon. You might yet get to see one take off. You just don't want to be *downrange* when it releases its load. ;-)

8th Nov 19 going by the description.