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B-52 Sheds Flaps On Takeoff Thursday
A B-52 bomber being test-flown on Thursday after undergoing maintenance shed flaps from both of its wings on takeoff, according to officials at Tinker Air Force Base in OK. It was not specified if it was the inboard, outboard, or all of the flaps that separated from the airplane. (www.aero-news.net) 更多...
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Is there an emergency procedures checklist in the flight manual for "Multiple Flaps Missing".....
You know what is amazing? My grandfather worked for Boeing at Tinker on these planes... he's been dead for 40 years.
The old adage "they don't build 'em like that anymore" really holds true with the BUFF
I found a reference to 744 produced. Any idea how many still flying?
Thanks Preacher. Followup found among others:
http://www.stratofortress.org/index.htm
It seems to be at 76 at last count.
Another 43 or so are listed on display at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress
http://www.stratofortress.org/index.htm
It seems to be at 76 at last count.
Another 43 or so are listed on display at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress
I dunno. Wiki has several pages but all on the surviving list are on display somewhere. Operational are at Barksdale and Minot and are H models. Past that you'll just have to dig more. I know that I was stationed at Davis Monthan in 68-69 and the boneyard was cutting up the older models then.
