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re: B-52 Stratofortress, how is it still in service?
Posted on 2/16/18 at 10:36 pm to EA6B
Posted on 2/16/18 at 10:36 pm to EA6B
Was always fun to watch them take off. On roll out, the wing tips were supported with wheeled struts that leave the ground long before the main landing gear clears the runway.
I think I read somewhere that the wing tips rise up (the wings flex upward at the tip) maybe 6 feet before the landing gear ever leaves the ground.
As someone said, strong airframe.
I think I read somewhere that the wing tips rise up (the wings flex upward at the tip) maybe 6 feet before the landing gear ever leaves the ground.
As someone said, strong airframe.
This post was edited on 2/16/18 at 10:38 pm
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Posted on 2/16/18 at 11:07 pm to MeridianDog
Depending on fuel load, prior to a sortie on the walk around that tip gear is on the ground. After the sortie you could walk under the tip gear.
I’ve been behind a -135 getting gas before in pretty good turbulence and its wings were flapping like a bird. I didn’t even look at the BUFFs wings because I didn’t want to see what they looked like.
I’ve been behind a -135 getting gas before in pretty good turbulence and its wings were flapping like a bird. I didn’t even look at the BUFFs wings because I didn’t want to see what they looked like.
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