"Behind US Genius Idea to Power Old B-52 Bombers with Brand New Engines." Nothing was said about the new engines. You didn't mention the 30% increase in power, greater fuel-efficiency, maintenance, etc. Do the new engines increase the ability to carry more weapons? Did it increase the speed of the B-52? Why Rolls-Royce? Made in America. How long before all of the aircrafts have the new engine? Do the new engines still require an explosive cannister to start? Is not an auxiliary generator capable of starting them faster? What is so genius about getting a new engine? Old engines do wear out. Are they able to take off any faster. Was it done to respond to emerging threats such as hypersonic weapons? Has the mission changed? Are they still going to be used to carry nuclear payloads or is that going to be handed off to just the B-21 Raider. Are they running any cleaner than the old engines? Are they any quieter? Is the additional power used for new electronics or for greater payloads? You left a lot of information out.
A lot questions. As these engines are modern jet engines its clearly no explosives needed to start them , lol. The reason to replace them is not fuel efficiency or other reasons. Its very simple, these kind of engines reached their lifetime. (imo just like the Air frame) Just like a Saturn V rocket can't be built anymore. There is no production capacity and no machines to build such old stuff, and frankly it don't make sense either. For me this is all a safe sign that the US is beyond their peak. Modernizing B62 nuclear bombs and modernizing 70 year old Air frames. Clearly fit to fight a war in the 21th Century, not.
My dad was a B-17 pilot in WW II and was shot down over Germany on July 26, 1943 and was a POW for the rest of the war. He remained in the Air Force and became a B-47 and a B-52 pilot during the Cold War. Every time I see a B-47 or B-52, it reminds me of my dad. He was my hero and role model. In fact, I had the best parents any kid could ever have to hope for.
My hometown was B-17 and B-24 training area during World War 2. Regarding B52s, as of a few years ago I would have them fly over the top of me when they were doing terrain following low level exercises. Also I lived along one of the approaches to Offut AFB. My dad was in a support position in the Army Air Corps on Guam during WWII. I’m glad your dad survived his stint in the POW camps.
Salute's to your Dad, but you get the accolades now young sir. The feeling of pride that you father instilled to you through his experiences and service no one take from you. Carry on mister.....
We retired the B-52D models with only around 15,000 hours on them. Practically new. The highest time B-52H has around 30,000 hours. Boeing 757s are going past 100,000 hours and they are much younger than the B-52H.
You are incorrect stating that the Rolls Royce F130 engine was developed for the B-52. This engine already has millions of service hours in large private jets and small commercial jets. The new dual engine pod however is new and unique to the B-52.
@@christhedoc8689 We invented the jet engine not the yanks Rolls Royce aero engines The best engineering in the world Olympus 593 Mk 610 Concorde engines
I had the privilege to attend an airshow in South Africa about 10-15 years ago where two B1 bombers took part. We were close to the runway when they took off and did a flyby. You haven't experienced body shaking thunder until you experienced the B1. Stunning planes!
I choose videos to watch when they offer new information on a topic is of interest. When they instead spend half the time telling me what I already know of the past, and diverge into unrelated areas, spending very little time on what was promised... I NEVER COME BACK.
Its war strategy. The B2 has been flown over several countries that are training their radars on it. The b21 has not, and the military is training for war with russia and china right now. Once the intel teams decide that the country's radars have been wiped out, the military wants the cheapest way to fly long distances and put warheads on foreheads. Thats b52. I was wondering why they talk about the F35, but most aircraft carrier fleet is f18's and most fighters that are land bases are f15 f16
The maintenance people are what make this a reliable aircraft. The service men and women in the USAF are what make our air force the best on the planet !
No No the Forked Tailed Devil did have the Packard Merlin Bud....The P-51C Razor Back models also had the Alison. The 38 and 51D models were Packard Merlin powered
@@Mr.XJ.96 The P38 was NOT merlin powers! WTF! You are wrong......spud....... Powerplant: 2 × Allison V-1710 (-111 left hand rotation and -113 right hand rotation) V-12 liquid-cooled turbo-supercharged piston engine, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each WEP at 60 inHg (2.032 bar) and 3,000 rpm
British Rolls Royce as powered the Spitfire & Hurricane. Manufactured under license for the P51 Mustang that allowed it to work as the Allison proved inadequate. Now helping your awesome B-52 have another life
The BR series of engines were designed and are still manufactured for the civil market in Dahlewitz, Germany. These will be manufactured in Indiana. The engine produced in the UK, the Trent 1000 has massive issues.
@@ginacalabrese3869 there are quite a few engines produced in the UK apart from the Trent 1000 and it's of a totally different class. It's main fix is out too.
Pretty amazing that the B-52 is still flying. I would imagine metal fatigue tests are done regularly with the boneyard it's final resting place if they fail to many. The payload these things can carry is still impressive. 😎🇦🇺
I was a plumber 55255 while in US Air Force. I think I got a better job then those poor guys. I'm sure they were all told they were going to be Crew Chiefs of the plane they wanted. 😂 Edit, we plumbers and water and waste airmen made the water for the B-52's and some of the older tankers for their jet engines. You can tell which ones that were running water through the engines by the very black smoke when taking off. 🛫
Apart from some early production test aircraft, the Merlins used in P51s were made by Packard. Many of the Packard Merlin powered P40s (P40-F and P40-L, or Kittyhawk Mk II) were converted back to Alisons, and the Packard Merlin engined P38 never saw production.
@@paulfrantizek102 With exception of the initial Merlin engined test aircraft - ALL the engines used in the P 51 were either Alisons (used in the early models) or Packard/Merlins. Not one P51 was ever produced with a Rolls Royce engine.
I was born at a SAC minuteman base where B-52s were always ready for emergency rapid takeoff. A nuke capable crew was always in close proximity to the airplane at the end of the runway. Now that area is a FBO for sport pilots
that aircraft is history.. working and maintaining every one of those 60+ year old airframes is probably an immense source of pride for the airmen who do it. from Vietnam to the cold war and SAC, to Bosnia, Iraq, Afthanistan, etc. it's an amazing airframe that demands respect. It would like working on a B-17 or B-25 bomber from ww2 era.. just an amazing piece of history and deserving of respect and the utmost care.
Quick story, back in the early 80’s I serviced a vending machine inside the SAC command @ Travis AFB. My last stop on Friday one week I was in the sally port to gain access to the facility. An alert was called and I sat for close to 90 minutes as dozens of crewman ran toward half a dozen B-52’s and prepared to take off. The alert was cancelled and I finally gained access to the vending machine. Just a handful of sales, no service required. Memorable!
@@sjmachrihanishThis series of engine is from when the company was called Rolls-Royce Deutschland when BMW had a stake in RR's aero division and was designed and are still produced by Rolls-Royce Plc's Business Aviation division in Dahlewitz, Germany for the civilian market as the BR725. The ones for the B-52, designated as the F130 will be manufactured in RR's North American division in Indiana. In fact the engine produced in the UK, the Trent 1000, has massive amounts of problems.
F130 is made for other planes before the decision to upgrade the B52... F130 is selected because it is close in dimension to the TF33 which will be replaced. The modification to the B52 frames is minimal.
They've been replacing old engines with new engines on the B-52 for decades. After all, these planes are more than 60 years old. This is neither new nor genius.
The B-52 does work and is not worn out in service. The B-2 and B-1 have some issues with the B-21 coming online; we'll see. There are many B-52s, and they carry huge bombloads. Engines are relatively cheap and will extend service for decades.
Always interested in anything new with the B 52 being a former B 52 mechanic back in 1972 -76 when the engines were J 57 Pratt & Whitney . Its gone through many changes since then like myself and I believe we’re around the same age 😂
The USAF know the F130 engine very well as it`s done huge hours for them over the years as they power their C-37 & E-11 aircraft. F130 is a derivative of the BR700 series of engines that have been very successful for RR. Those fitted to the B52 will be built at RR`s facility in Indianapolis.
In the 190's, I read about a proposal to re-engine the B 52. Also, the B 52 was a test bed for the 747 engines. It's good that the Air Force bought new engines for the plane, but I suspect they were decades late.
Ummm, the B52 did not drop bombs on the USSR during the Cold War. They were our enemy at the time. We didn't even drop actual bombs on training mission targets during the cold war, we dropped tones so the target site could track us and score our 'drop' based on our theoretical release point when the radar navigator cut the tone. I was B52G aircraft commander (AC) on SAC Alert carrying nukes. By the time I was on SAC alert in the 70s, we never even took off during an alert test scramble with nukes on board. The most we would do is speed down the runway to record our response times. We never went to actual war with the USSR because Reagan defeated them without firing a shot using our economic weapon. They were going broke trying to keep up with us and our allies. Going to actual war with the USSR would be the only time we would leave the ground with our nukes to head to our individual targets.
reagan didnt defeat the USSR, the USSR went bankrupt because Gorby signed too many budget deficits. It a good thing the USA learned this lesson, and never signed a budget deficit.
The B-52's re-engining program includes the following specifications: Engine: The B-52 will be re-engined with Rolls-Royce's F130 engine, a variant of the commercial BR725 engine. The F130 produces 17,000 lbf. Engine controls: The B-52 will have a hybrid mechanical to digital throttle system. Other upgrades: The B-52 will also receive a new radar, improved communication systems, new pylons, new cockpit displays, and the deletion of one crew station. Designation: The re-engined B-52 will be designated the B-52J. Timeline: The Air Force expects the B-52Js to be available for operational use before the end of the decade. The B-52 is a heavy bomber that has been an integral part of many US Air Force missions, including Desert Storm. The B-52H version of the aircraft has eight Pratt and Whitney TF 33 turbofan engines.
... congratulations, these wonderful "grandfathers" deserve it... I personally admire these aircraft very much... greetings from Colombia... and... "always alert" ... 👍👍👍👍👍👍 ...
"Report Mr. Spock." "Captain it appears to be a modified air craft built in the late 20th century with 8 modified warp drive engines in Nacelles under what appear to be wings. The computer says it is a US Air Force B-52 and the word "BUFF" on the side. Fascinating."
How old, will the oldest part on a flying b52 be? Will the wing struts and fusulage chasis be new or old? As I recall the last B52 rolled off the production lin in 1963
As is typical of the military-industrial complex, they carefully scheduled this upgrade process to drag out for YEARS. It's not expected that a re-engined B-52 will reach IOC (Initial Operational Capability) until 2033. WAY too long. If SpaceX were in charge of the program every B-52 would be flying with the new engines in two years.
These are the same planes the North Vietnamese would shoot down with Russian SAM Missiles. I doubt they go much faster than a commercial airliner and even with electronic counter-measures would still be slow and vulnerable.
The B-52 has been for sometime and will be in the future with the remake going on an arsenal plane. It probably has a radar cross-section (RCS) of a barn door!
My family was in aerospace. One uncle was a designer and was on the design team at Boeing and designed the B52. My other uncle worked for Pratt and Whitney and was on the design team for the J57 engines first used on the B52. So yea, I have a real connection to the B52. My dad was an engineer and worked on the Gemini and Apollo missions and built one of a kind items in our basement (he had a machine shop) that are now sitting on the moon. That's it. I am in medicine and retired as a lowly paramedic.
Originally, the B52's airframe could not reach supersonic speeds, but it was strong and durable, with a strength of 4.2, the highest standard at the time of its design.
My college roommate worked at Tinker field painting camo designs on B-52's going to SE Asia. They also repainted them in SAC gray after they returned. He worked graveyard shift and said there were many places in a B-52 to catch a nap.
B52 really needs retired and money funded into the B1 program... B1 is supersonic, holds more bombs, has a lower flight hour cost, and it's ground forward radar is unmatched. Raider can take over the subsonic duties. The B1 can be the bomb truck...
The B-1 costs the most to operate per flight hour of any of the bombers, even more than the B-2. It’s no longer authorized to do the terrain following and it holds a four more of some weapons we use today and 9 less of others.
Gli USA hanno utilizzato questi aerei potenti per scaricare tonnellate di bombe alle inermi popolazioni della Corea , del Vietnam, della Libia, della Serbia, dell'Afganistan, dell'Iraq e di molte altre regioni del mondo uccidendo milioni di persone senza mai vincere una guerra. Per questo gli statunitensi li etichetto come terroristi di primo livello.
I wonder why they didn’t go for a 4 Jet engine configuration for the Mighty B52. I loved the F-111, the Aussies would fly them over New Zealand from time to time, great to see. Cripes the B52 is as old as me! Thanks
The rudder is so small that it cannot counter-act the loss of 1/4 thrust when an engine fails in a four-engine setup. Loss 1/8th of thrust can be handled even by the tiny rudder. … I am talking about the very narrow moveable part. The fixed stabiliser is large but does not help counteracting uneven thrust when an engine fails. Changing the rudder design would by a bit too big chunk of engineering to swallow.
People don't seem to realize that around 1970 there were 10-20 Boeing crashes a year. By the 90s it was 5-10. By the 00s and 10s it was 0-5. Now we're losing on average less than one Boeing a year. People are watching this and saying Boeing quality control has gone downhill? They may not be acquainted with the facts. About 15% of the B-52s have crashed, despite flying only a few percent of what Boeing's jetliners have. I know it's cool to be all cynical and jaded but I've never been hung-up about being cool.
Such a badass plane I'm glad we got some new engines but damnit man no increase in power!? Better fuel efficiency is pretty cool but man I know they could have gave her some more power... GOD Bless America 🇺🇸 🙏
it is interesting that they did not go for just 4 more powerful Engines, the plane already has 4 gondolas and modern engines are much more Powerful so it seems to be the Way to go.
You should’ve told us more about the new engines for the B-52 very little was said
Top Secret...
@@bhartley868What's the top secret about engines? Same engines are used on commercial planes.
What's the top secret about the engines? Same engines used on commercial planes.
Thanks for saving my time
TALK ABOUT THE NEW ENGINE THATS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT !!!
"Behind US Genius Idea to Power Old B-52 Bombers with Brand New Engines." Nothing was said about the new engines. You didn't mention the 30% increase in power, greater fuel-efficiency, maintenance, etc. Do the new engines increase the ability to carry more weapons? Did it increase the speed of the B-52? Why Rolls-Royce? Made in America. How long before all of the aircrafts have the new engine? Do the new engines still require an explosive cannister to start? Is not an auxiliary generator capable of starting them faster? What is so genius about getting a new engine? Old engines do wear out. Are they able to take off any faster. Was it done to respond to emerging threats such as hypersonic weapons? Has the mission changed? Are they still going to be used to carry nuclear payloads or is that going to be handed off to just the B-21 Raider. Are they running any cleaner than the old engines? Are they any quieter? Is the additional power used for new electronics or for greater payloads? You left a lot of information out.
Great questions
A lot questions. As these engines are modern jet engines its clearly no explosives needed to start them , lol.
The reason to replace them is not fuel efficiency or other reasons. Its very simple, these kind of engines reached their lifetime. (imo just like the Air frame)
Just like a Saturn V rocket can't be built anymore. There is no production capacity and no machines to build such old stuff, and frankly it don't make sense either.
For me this is all a safe sign that the US is beyond their peak. Modernizing B62 nuclear bombs and modernizing 70 year old Air frames. Clearly fit to fight a war in the 21th Century, not.
Are you inquiring for Russia or China? 👀 jk
@@Slonge92 Exactly, those questionable dudes🤔
22sec talking about the new engines, 15min talking about every other aspect of the B-52.
...and other bombers and jets.
Don't worry be happy and enjoy and go have yourself a glass of milk
@@rlpd5218 Well said
@@rlpd5218 Exactly
The last B-52 was built in 1962..... pretty wild.
That is crazy, absolutely ancient tech-wise. Absolutely expensive too! 😂
Long range bombers became obsolete in the era of super sonic interceptors and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.
@@DeepDeepSpace B-2 Spirit and B-21 Raider bombers... Are we a joke to you?
@@d68st90 yes. Try against a S-200 - S-600 area denial complex.
@@d68st90 ANY bomber is OBSOLETE. The B52 is no Bomber its a mobile cruise missile launch platform to increase the range of the cruise missile.
My dad was a B-17 pilot in WW II and was shot down over Germany on July 26, 1943 and was a POW for the rest of the war.
He remained in the Air Force and became a B-47 and a B-52 pilot during the Cold War.
Every time I see a B-47 or B-52, it reminds me of my dad. He was my hero and role model. In fact, I had the best parents any kid could ever have to hope for.
My hometown was B-17 and B-24 training area during World War 2. Regarding B52s, as of a few years ago I would have them fly over the top of me when they were doing terrain following low level exercises. Also I lived along one of the approaches to Offut AFB. My dad was in a support position in the Army Air Corps on Guam during WWII. I’m glad your dad survived his stint in the POW camps.
So do I
Salute's to your Dad, but you get the accolades now young sir. The feeling of pride that you father instilled to you through his experiences and service no one take from you. Carry on mister.....
U ARE A LUCKY DUDE- ENJOY YOUR PRIDE
@@pierrerochon7271 de los nuevos motores... ni siquiera los vi puestos en algun B-52.......UN FRAUDE ESTE REPORTE
In the car world, I believe this is what you call a “restomod”.😅
@@Bu-22 That is both clever and incredibly accurate! That sums it up quite nicely!
Back when Boeing knew how to build airplanes.
We retired the B-52D models with only around 15,000 hours on them. Practically new. The highest time B-52H has around 30,000 hours. Boeing 757s are going past 100,000 hours and they are much younger than the B-52H.
Buttigieg ended all that....DEI
Back.when boeing used to build.planes
@@ashho313now they build fat wallets😅
@@KB-ke3fi What does Buttigieg have to do with it?
Only discussion about the engines is between 3:00 and 3:40. And barely any info was given. Don't waste any time watching.
Thanks
You are incorrect stating that the Rolls Royce F130 engine was developed for the B-52. This engine already has millions of service hours in large private jets and small commercial jets. The new dual engine pod however is new and unique to the B-52.
No one makes better jets engines than the US so fuck Rolls Royce!
@@christhedoc8689 these Rolls Royce engines will be made in Indianapolis Indiana!
@@vanroeling2930 That's a good thing then!!
@@vanroeling2930yup! That used to be the Allison facilities… 100% American made…
@@christhedoc8689
We invented the jet engine not the yanks
Rolls Royce aero engines
The best engineering in the world
Olympus 593 Mk 610 Concorde engines
My immediate thought when I first saw the two new engines on the B-52 I thought they looked like lightbulbs. Probably 1000 W each.
LOL. I saw the same thing. I thought they were General Electric until I saw the Rolls Royce logo.
Kkkk kkkk kkkk
That is what it looked like to me, too. I thought they must have been from GE.
@@LucianaAlves-w9g ???..??
@@DonFahquidmi That technology is beyond anything the US can build.
I had the privilege to attend an airshow in South Africa about 10-15 years ago where two B1 bombers took part. We were close to the runway when they took off and did a flyby. You haven't experienced body shaking thunder until you experienced the B1. Stunning planes!
I choose videos to watch when they offer new information on a topic is of interest. When they instead spend half the time telling me what I already know of the past, and diverge into unrelated areas, spending very little time on what was promised... I NEVER COME BACK.
How to compress 30 seconds of information into a 15 minute video.
Information overkill for the Generation X
B-2 bomber soon to be replaced by the B-21
B-52: I will outlive you and everyone you know and love. I am eternal. I am time itself...
Its war strategy. The B2 has been flown over several countries that are training their radars on it. The b21 has not, and the military is training for war with russia and china right now. Once the intel teams decide that the country's radars have been wiped out, the military wants the cheapest way to fly long distances and put warheads on foreheads. Thats b52. I was wondering why they talk about the F35, but most aircraft carrier fleet is f18's and most fighters that are land bases are f15 f16
The maintenance people are what make this a reliable aircraft. The service men and women in the USAF are what make our air force the best on the planet !
92 oms Fairchild b52g 81-85 thank you
Yea man and woman
19th FMS Robins AFB 1981-1984 Thanks.
Non ti allargare la bocca. Una volta forse era la migliore , ora ci sono i Russi ed i Cinesi che non sono da meno.
The P-38 was NOT fitted with Rolls Royce Merlins.
It had the Allison V1710
Neither was the P-40
No No the Forked Tailed Devil did have the Packard Merlin Bud....The P-51C Razor Back models also had the Alison. The 38 and 51D models were Packard Merlin powered
@@Mr.XJ.96 The P38 was NOT merlin powers! WTF! You are wrong......spud.......
Powerplant: 2 × Allison V-1710 (-111 left hand rotation and -113 right hand rotation) V-12 liquid-cooled turbo-supercharged piston engine, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each WEP at 60 inHg (2.032 bar) and 3,000 rpm
Kelly Johnson wanted Merlins for the P-38 but the War Production Board said no.
The only serving aircraft on which you can become a pilot, on which your grandfather also was a pilot 😇
Great-grandfather…
....e allora concludi......
British Rolls Royce as powered the Spitfire & Hurricane. Manufactured under license for the P51 Mustang that allowed it to work as the Allison proved inadequate. Now helping your awesome B-52 have another life
...although I think that, ironically, this is an engine from the German bit of Rolls Royce.
Fuck British engines, no one makes better jet engines than the US.
@@timmurphy5541 All good for the RR share price !!
The BR series of engines were designed and are still manufactured for the civil market in Dahlewitz, Germany. These will be manufactured in Indiana. The engine produced in the UK, the Trent 1000 has massive issues.
@@ginacalabrese3869 there are quite a few engines produced in the UK apart from the Trent 1000 and it's of a totally different class. It's main fix is out too.
Pretty amazing that the B-52 is still flying.
I would imagine metal fatigue tests are done regularly with the boneyard it's final resting place if they fail to many.
The payload these things can carry is still impressive.
😎🇦🇺
The P-38 never had RR engines.
and it was still a bad ass mutha F er.!!!!!
Neither did p51 , they are Packard engines designed by RR
@@Philc231fakes
@@Philc231 They are RR engines, built in the USA by Packard under license.
Correct. The P-38 had GM Allisons, not Merlins.
0:19 What enemy bases did we obliterate during the cold war?
I was a plumber 55255 while in US Air Force. I think I got a better job then those poor guys. I'm sure they were all told they were going to be Crew Chiefs of the plane they wanted. 😂
Edit, we plumbers and water and waste airmen made the water for the B-52's and some of the older tankers for their jet engines. You can tell which ones that were running water through the engines by the very black smoke when taking off. 🛫
Apart from some early production test aircraft, the Merlins used in P51s were made by Packard. Many of the Packard Merlin powered P40s (P40-F and P40-L, or Kittyhawk Mk II) were converted back to Alisons, and the Packard Merlin engined P38 never saw production.
@@paulfrantizek102 With exception of the initial Merlin engined test aircraft - ALL the engines used in the P 51 were either Alisons (used in the early models) or Packard/Merlins. Not one P51 was ever produced with a Rolls Royce engine.
@@paulfrantizek102 never one Merlin P 40
I was born at a SAC minuteman base where B-52s were always ready for emergency rapid takeoff. A nuke capable crew was always in close proximity to the airplane at the end of the runway. Now that area is a FBO for sport pilots
that aircraft is history.. working and maintaining every one of those 60+ year old airframes is probably an immense source of pride for the airmen who do it. from Vietnam to the cold war and SAC, to Bosnia, Iraq, Afthanistan, etc. it's an amazing airframe that demands respect.
It would like working on a B-17 or B-25 bomber from ww2 era.. just an amazing piece of history and deserving of respect and the utmost care.
Quick story, back in the early 80’s I serviced a vending machine inside the SAC command @ Travis AFB. My last stop on Friday one week I was in the sally port to gain access to the facility. An alert was called and I sat for close to 90 minutes as dozens of crewman ran toward half a dozen B-52’s and prepared to take off. The alert was cancelled and I finally gained access to the vending machine. Just a handful of sales, no service required.
Memorable!
You said almost nothing about the new engines. Why???????
Because to have British engines on this most iconic of American planes is a little, well, embarrassing.
@@sjmachrihanishThis series of engine is from when the company was called Rolls-Royce Deutschland when BMW had a stake in RR's aero division and was designed and are still produced by Rolls-Royce Plc's Business Aviation division in Dahlewitz, Germany for the civilian market as the BR725. The ones for the B-52, designated as the F130 will be manufactured in RR's North American division in Indiana. In fact the engine produced in the UK, the Trent 1000, has massive amounts of problems.
The nice thing about the new engines is they make a lot more electrical power than the old to power more gadgets the Air Force loves.
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel, are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
Che cosa vuoi dire , dove vuoi andare a parare. bohhhh....
Structural airframe maintenance involves quite a lot of good old fashioned hand craftsmanship. That'd surprise a lot of people if they knew it.
I've seen a B-1 in the air. They're giant planes. The engine noise is a horrifying howling sound, not the typical jet whoooosh.
F130 is made for other planes before the decision to upgrade the B52...
F130 is selected because it is close in dimension to the TF33 which will be replaced. The modification to the B52 frames is minimal.
Yes, it takes a genius to come up with swapping out an old engine with a new engine.....we're toast.......
It's the goober'ment.... You can't expect much.... Except waste and tons of it.
They've been replacing old engines with new engines on the B-52 for decades. After all, these planes are more than 60 years old. This is neither new nor genius.
The B-52 does work and is not worn out in service. The B-2 and B-1 have some issues with the B-21 coming online; we'll see. There are many B-52s, and they carry huge bombloads. Engines are relatively cheap and will extend service for decades.
Repowering an aircraft. Never been done before. Such genius.
Always interested in anything new with the B 52 being a former B 52 mechanic back in 1972 -76 when the engines were J 57 Pratt & Whitney . Its gone through many changes since then like myself and I believe we’re around the same age 😂
The USAF know the F130 engine very well as it`s done huge hours for them over the years as they power their C-37 & E-11 aircraft. F130 is a derivative of the BR700 series of engines that have been very successful for RR. Those fitted to the B52 will be built at RR`s facility in Indianapolis.
Happy for all the revamp but will miss that characteristic sound of the old engines.
Is it about cleaning or the engines?
It's certainly not about the engines.
Ah, the joys of being an E-2. Phase washdown.
The B! Lancer is one of the most beautiful planes in the sky.
In the 190's, I read about a proposal to re-engine the B 52. Also, the B 52 was a test bed for the 747 engines. It's good that the Air Force bought new engines for the plane, but I suspect they were decades late.
Cannot wait to see first video of the First Re-Engined B52 to lift off with its new powerplants! BUFF for another 20+ years.
Ummm, the B52 did not drop bombs on the USSR during the Cold War. They were our enemy at the time. We didn't even drop actual bombs on training mission targets during the cold war, we dropped tones so the target site could track us and score our 'drop' based on our theoretical release point when the radar navigator cut the tone.
I was B52G aircraft commander (AC) on SAC Alert carrying nukes. By the time I was on SAC alert in the 70s, we never even took off during an alert test scramble with nukes on board. The most we would do is speed down the runway to record our response times. We never went to actual war with the USSR because Reagan defeated them without firing a shot using our economic weapon. They were going broke trying to keep up with us and our allies. Going to actual war with the USSR would be the only time we would leave the ground with our nukes to head to our individual targets.
reagan didnt defeat the USSR, the USSR went bankrupt because Gorby signed too many budget deficits. It a good thing the USA learned this lesson, and never signed a budget deficit.
What about that time they bombed Russia in Dr. Strangelove?
B-52's are expected to perform until the year 2050, of which they will surely have outperformed my lifetime as they will be nearing 100 years old.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
The B-52's re-engining program includes the following specifications:
Engine: The B-52 will be re-engined with Rolls-Royce's F130 engine, a variant of the commercial BR725 engine. The F130 produces 17,000 lbf.
Engine controls: The B-52 will have a hybrid mechanical to digital throttle system.
Other upgrades: The B-52 will also receive a new radar, improved communication systems, new pylons, new cockpit displays, and the deletion of one crew station.
Designation: The re-engined B-52 will be designated the B-52J.
Timeline: The Air Force expects the B-52Js to be available for operational use before the end of the decade.
The B-52 is a heavy bomber that has been an integral part of many US Air Force missions, including Desert Storm. The B-52H version of the aircraft has eight Pratt and Whitney TF 33 turbofan engines.
Very good 😊
Made during a time when Boeing made quality products.
... congratulations, these wonderful "grandfathers" deserve it... I personally admire these aircraft very much... greetings from Colombia... and... "always alert" ... 👍👍👍👍👍👍 ...
RR did NOT develop the F130 for the B52. It's a pre-existing and fully developed engine family being adapted to go in a 70+ year old relic.
"Report Mr. Spock." "Captain it appears to be a modified air craft built in the late 20th century with 8 modified warp drive engines in Nacelles under what appear to be wings. The computer says it is a US Air Force B-52 and the word "BUFF" on the side. Fascinating."
How old, will the oldest part on a flying b52 be?
Will the wing struts and fusulage chasis be new or old?
As I recall the last B52 rolled off the production lin in 1963
As is typical of the military-industrial complex, they carefully scheduled this upgrade process to drag out for YEARS. It's not expected that a re-engined B-52 will reach IOC (Initial Operational Capability) until 2033. WAY too long. If SpaceX were in charge of the program every B-52 would be flying with the new engines in two years.
I am interested in this and wanted to keep watching but that insidious "music" was driving me crazy. Great pity! Why?? What does it add? 😬
Ha! The B-52s were built by the grandfathers of the kids working on them.
Make new fighter rather than refitting old ones.
Why is this a genius move? Airframes get upgraded engines all the time.
Those RR engines were build by packard and improved . Same engine powered the PT boats .
11 hours to load the weapons into the payload package?! Someone needs to revisit that.
So, giving the B52s an engine upgrade is a 'genius idea'. Are you five years old?
I really miss Boing before it sold out to corporate greed!
Talk about Boeing just perfecting the heavy bomber design from the start.
It's mind boggling to think that the US Air Force will be flying 100 year old Jet Bombers.
Cerca di razionalizzare la spesa.
These are the same planes the North Vietnamese would shoot down with Russian SAM Missiles. I doubt they go much faster than a commercial airliner and even with electronic counter-measures would still be slow and vulnerable.
They are not sent into environments that have active air dense systems
@@yourmanufacturingguru001 I assumed that which only limits their effectiveness. They were designed a a heavy bomber and to carry nuclear weapons.
The B-52 has been for sometime and will be in the future with the remake going on an arsenal plane. It probably has a radar cross-section (RCS) of a barn door!
@@weissmorris8822 Its ancient, they made moves about it in the 1950,s. New engines even Boeing declined that for the 747.
Bandsaw로 Honeycomb Core 가공할때 너무 위험한데요......... Double-sided adhesive tape와 Al Sheet로 Core를 고정하심이 나을듯.
My family was in aerospace. One uncle was a designer and was on the design team at Boeing and designed the B52. My other uncle worked for Pratt and Whitney and was on the design team for the J57 engines first used on the B52. So yea, I have a real connection to the B52. My dad was an engineer and worked on the Gemini and Apollo missions and built one of a kind items in our basement (he had a machine shop) that are now sitting on the moon. That's it. I am in medicine and retired as a lowly paramedic.
Мощное оружие и до сих пор в строю.
Originally, the B52's airframe could not reach supersonic speeds, but it was strong and durable, with a strength of 4.2, the highest standard at the time of its design.
Those engines looks like huge LED bulbs! Just a thought...😁😆
Looks like a big light bulb socket.
Com certeza estes novos motores deixarão os B 52 mais eficientes e atuais e dando a eles alguns anos de serviço ao comando estratégico americano
Grandpa buff feels the need for speed
Uh, no p-38 ever used a Rolls Royce engine. Substandard video.
the Buff is eternal. The Buff is time...
It looks like a lightbulb
My college roommate worked at Tinker field painting camo designs on B-52's going to SE Asia. They also repainted them in SAC gray after they returned. He worked graveyard shift and said there were many places in a B-52 to catch a nap.
The “SAC Gray” came much later. They were SIOP schemes through the 80’s when we traded ours for Bones. In SEA, they were black undersides.
Il y a des années, j'avais vu que le B-52 avait servi de banc d'essai pour des réacteurs civil. Je ne sais plus s'il s'agissait de JT-9 ou de CFM-56.
B1 and white Swan are the most beautiful planes I know!
@@cristiano.florentino you forgot the SR-71
I learned a lot here
Like when a plane is heavy, iit has to use more power to take off!
B52 really needs retired and money funded into the B1 program... B1 is supersonic, holds more bombs, has a lower flight hour cost, and it's ground forward radar is unmatched. Raider can take over the subsonic duties. The B1 can be the bomb truck...
The B-1 costs the most to operate per flight hour of any of the bombers, even more than the B-2. It’s no longer authorized to do the terrain following and it holds a four more of some weapons we use today and 9 less of others.
The Buff is the boss! 😎🤙
Next we learn that the military is upgrading the ink in the fax machine to be more efficient.
Trouble is, which one of those wars did the US win. NONE
Gli USA hanno utilizzato questi aerei potenti per scaricare tonnellate di bombe alle inermi popolazioni della Corea , del Vietnam, della Libia, della Serbia, dell'Afganistan, dell'Iraq e di molte altre regioni del mondo uccidendo milioni di persone senza mai vincere una guerra. Per questo gli statunitensi li etichetto come terroristi di primo livello.
Fabulous aircraft! Thank you very much! 😃😃😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
As bombers the Boeing planes are the most effective and it’s a very good idea
I wonder why they didn’t go for a 4 Jet engine configuration for the Mighty B52. I loved the F-111, the Aussies would fly them over New Zealand from time to time, great to see. Cripes the B52 is as old as me! Thanks
The rudder is so small that it cannot counter-act the loss of 1/4 thrust when an engine fails in a four-engine setup. Loss 1/8th of thrust can be handled even by the tiny rudder.
… I am talking about the very narrow moveable part. The fixed stabiliser is large but does not help counteracting uneven thrust when an engine fails.
Changing the rudder design would by a bit too big chunk of engineering to swallow.
Rolls jet power , one of the few notable "proper" british developments.
rawtha, quite a jolly few, if the truth w'told, old chap
People don't seem to realize that around 1970 there were 10-20 Boeing crashes a year. By the 90s it was 5-10. By the 00s and 10s it was 0-5. Now we're losing on average less than one Boeing a year. People are watching this and saying Boeing quality control has gone downhill? They may not be acquainted with the facts. About 15% of the B-52s have crashed, despite flying only a few percent of what Boeing's jetliners have. I know it's cool to be all cynical and jaded but I've never been hung-up about being cool.
Good to see
Do the new engines come with a Rolls Royce hood ornament to mount on the plane's nose?
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Such a badass plane I'm glad we got some new engines but damnit man no increase in power!? Better fuel efficiency is pretty cool but man I know they could have gave her some more power... GOD Bless America 🇺🇸 🙏
👎🐒👎🐒👎🐒👎🐒👎 POOR ENGLISH. You conflated the past & present perfect tenses; do you understand what I've just written ? Have you ever heard of the PPT ?
Looks more like new lightbulbs with massive fittings
Yeehaw!
I love the B-1 and the F-111 shape.
I've known about these new engines for years, now. Thought this was a done and did thing, years ago.
The old "BUFF" is still the best.
it is interesting that they did not go for just 4 more powerful Engines, the plane already has 4 gondolas and modern engines are much more Powerful so it seems to be the Way to go.
The Buff is forever.
Is there any doubt that the BUFF at some future Stardate will be fitted with warp capable engines as it is inducted into Star Fleet?
If they build an "Old Dog " that would be real news