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Bomb bay. The bomb bay or weapons bay on some military aircraft is a compartment to carry bombs, usually in the aircraft's fuselage, with "bomb bay doors" which open at the bottom. The bomb bay doors are opened and the bombs are dropped when over the target or at a specified launching point.
Produced. 1952–1962. Number built. 744 [1] The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since the 1950s, and NASA for over 50 years.
B-52D: 108 500-lb. bombs, or a mixed load of 84 500-lb. bombs in the bomb bay and 24 750-lb. bombs on underwing pylons. B-52F: 36 500-pound (225 kg) and 750-pound (340 kg) bombs in a mixed load, or 51 500-lb. bombs, 27 in the bomb bay and 24 on underwing pylons. B-52G: 27 bombs, all in the bomb bay, no external bombs were carried.
Balls 8. A NASA TF-104G (below) flies chase on the NB-52B Balls 8 (above) on 14 September 1979. Balls 8 is a NASA Boeing NB-52B mothership which was retired in 2004 after almost 50 years of flying service with NASA. [1][2] The aircraft is famous for dropping the X-15 aerospace research vehicle on 106 of the 199 X-15 program flights.
The bomb was released from its clamps and fell on the bomb bay doors, which held for a “second or two,” before breaking open and dropping a military-grade warhead on the Gregg home just east ...
Launch. platform. Boeing B-52H Stratofortress [1] The AGM-86 ALCM is an American subsonic air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) built by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force. This missile was developed to increase the effectiveness and survivability of the Boeing B-52G and B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers, allowing the aircraft ...
In Peter George's novel, Red Alert (1958), which was the basis for the film, the device is called the CRM 114. [3] George was well-informed; under the U.S. military Joint Electronics Type Designation System (The "AN" System), CRM is the designator for an air-transportable cargo (C) radio (R) maintenance or test assembly (M) and 114 is a feasible series number.
The split flaps, undercarriage, nose turret and bomb-bay doors were all operated by a pneumatic system recharged by engine-driven compressors. Flight trials began on 2 May 1935 at Khodinka piloted by N.G. Kastanyev and Ya.N. Moseyev , factory tests were completed by April 1934 and NII testing was carried out in May and June 1935.