B-52H Specifications Manufacturer: First Flight: Wingspan: Length: Height: Weight: Max Speed: Cruising Speed: Range: Ceiling: Power Plant: Crew: Armament:	Boeing Aircraft Company  April 15, 1952  185 ft.  157 ft., 7 in.  40 ft., 8 in.  185,000 lbs.(Empty), 265,000 lbs.   (Loaded), 488,000 lbs.(Max. Takeoff)  650 mph  525 mph  10,000 miles  50,000 ft.  8 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103   turbofans, 17,000 lbs. thrust each.  Five, (pilot, copilot, radar navigator/   bombardier, navigator, and Electronic    Warfare Officer)  1× 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon in remote   controlled tail turret (removed from   operational aircraft in 1991); 70,000 lbs.   mixed ordnance: bombs, mines, missiles   in various configurations.	This eight-engine, jet aircraft was the country's first long-range, swept-wing heavy bomber. It began as an intercontinental, high-altitude nuclear bomber, and its operational capabilities were adapted to meet changing defense needs. B-52s have been modified for low-level flight, conventional bombing, extended- range flights and transport of improved defensive and offensive equipment - including ballistic missiles. The B-52 has been in active service with the USAF since 1955 and saw duty in the Vietnam War, Yugoslavia (including during the Battle of Kosare), and the various conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan/Southwest Asia.   (Courtesy: Wikipedia)
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