Boeing's Big Stick.The B-52 Stratofortress.Role:Strategic Bomber,Maiden Flight:15 April 1952,Introduction:February 1955,Status:Active-84,Reserve-9,Primary users:USAF,NASA,Produced 1952-1962:744,Unit Cost:9.28 Million in 1962,53.4 Million in 1998,Crew:5,Pilot,Co-Pilot,Radar Navigator/Bombardier,Navigator,Electronic Warfare Officer,Lenght:159.4ft,Wingspan:185ft.,Height:40.8ft.,Powerplant:8xPratt and Whitney TF 33-P-3/103 turbofans.17,000lbf each.Max Speed:560kts(650mph),Service Ceiling:50,000ft.,Rate of Climb:6,270ft/min.

Boeing's Big Stick.The B-52 Stratofortress.Role:Strategic Bomber,Maiden Flight:15 April 1952,Introduction:February 1955,Status:Active-84,Reserve-9,Primary users:USAF,NASA,Produced 1952-1962:744,Unit Cost:9.28 Million in 1962,53.4 Million in 1998,Crew:5,Pilot,Co-Pilot,Radar Navigator/Bombardier,Navigator,Electronic Warfare Officer,Lenght:159.4ft,Wingspan:185ft.,Height:40.8ft.,Powerplant:8xPratt and Whitney TF 33-P-3/103 turbofans.17,000lbf each.Max Speed:560kts(650mph),Service Ceiling:50,000ft.,Rate of Climb:6,270ft/min.