Ed Anderson
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 Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 4:48 am Post subject: There was a time when 488,000 pound airplanes were pretty |
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Many years ago, I flew as a Electronic Warfare Officer crew member aboard the B-52E on the first exploration of the B-52 in a low-level mission role as well as many hours on "Chrome Dome" nuclear airborne alert - at the time, it was the most massive airframe to leave the ground - now seems like a light weight {:>).
So heavy, that on high density altitude days (and there were many in Western Oklahoma), water injection to the engines were essential to get a heavily loaded B-52 airborne. An impressive sight in those days to see this 8 engine monster hurling down the runway with black "smoke" belching from the engines, the engine roaring and heat mirage distorting the view from behind from those engines. Hard to believe how long that airframe has been flying.
But, yes, 1000,000 lb aircraft is almost inconceivable, but does give credence to that old saying "....that with sufficient power you can get a brick to fly". But, I guess this video addresses the question "... Yes, but can you get it stopped?" Impressive for sure.
Thanks for sharing
Ed
Edward L. Anderson
Anderson Electronic Enterprises LLC
305 Reefton Road
Weddington, NC 28104
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.eicommander.com
From: Robert L. Nuckolls, III (nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com)
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 9:44 PM
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Subject: There was a time when 488,000 pound airplanes were pretty amazing. . .
I think I used to hear numbers for gross weight on the B-52H
models as topping out near 500K pounds. Here's a rejected take
off test on the 747-8 loaded to nearly a million pounds. This
is what you call "really hot stuff" . . . no pun intended.
http://tinyurl.com/42lrcss
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