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The Reference Desk => Organizations, Vehicles, Equipment => Topic started by: mirth on September 20, 2018, 12:08:39 PM
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http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23705/b-52-tested-2000lb-quickstrike-er-winged-standoff-naval-mines-during-valiant-shield
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Awesome!
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These things will still be flying in 2050
http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2018/April%202018/Bombers-in-2050.aspx (http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2018/April%202018/Bombers-in-2050.aspx)
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These things will still be flying in 2050
http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2018/April%202018/Bombers-in-2050.aspx (http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2018/April%202018/Bombers-in-2050.aspx)
Yeah. The Hundred Year Bomber.
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Its really incredible - a tribute to the design.
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The new engines are going to be a big improvement. Better fuel economy, lower maintenance.
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You think they would've went with a hybrid ;D B-52P (Prius)
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Its really incredible - a tribute to the design.
Or an embarrassing lack of technological progress. :whistle:
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I'm thinking the two conclusions are not mutually exclusive.
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The thing (B-52) just makes an incredible bomb truck/aerial platform - I don't know if they'll ever come up with a bomber that handles like the B-1B though - it's just a big fighter!