{"id":824,"date":"2019-11-27T20:01:56","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T03:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=824"},"modified":"2024-05-10T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:43:16","slug":"boeing-b-52a","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/boeing-b-52a\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing B-52A"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Boeing NB-52A (B-52A) Stratofortress<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Boeing-B-52A.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/NB-52A-web.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Boeing B-52A Stratofortress\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Designed as a long-range heavy bomber to carry nuclear weapons deep into Soviet territory, the B-52 has proven to be a highly adaptable and versatile aircraft.\u00a0 Serving as a strategic nuclear bomber, conventional heavy bomber, and as a test aircraft, the B-52 has flown in the U.S. Air Force for more than sixty years and late models of the Stratofortress are expected to serve until 2040.\u00a0 Design work for what would become the B-52 Stratofortress began in 1945.\u00a0 After several major design changes, the first of the eight-engined bombers took to the air on October 2, 1952.\u00a0 The first of the eight major production variants of the B-52 were built in 1954 with production of the last versions ending in 1963.\u00a0 Only three of the &#8220;A&#8221; model Stratofrtresses were built and all served solely as test aircraft for both Boeing and the Air Force.\u00a0 The oldest B-52 in existence, this is the third &#8220;A&#8221; model built.\u00a0 This is one of two B-52s modified to carry the X-15 rocket plane.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>185 ft<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>156 ft<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>48 ft<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>450,000 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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