B52 Bomber Boeing Plane | How it Works US Airforce Bomber

[@Aitelly]

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[@salaudinayobi6997]

Waiting for B-52 in war thunder But Gaijin not released yet....!

[@scripwriter9641]

Awesome Man will play the game

[@muhammedeminkomurcu1040]

I need Turkish subtitles please

[@felixleong61]

DO NOT FEED THE SNAIL. SAY NO TO PREMIUMS.

[@Freehard88]

Please, make video about B-24 Liberator or B-25 Mitchell

[@RockMountainYJ]

Buff is eternal, buff is life, buff will outlive us all.

[@prestonburton8504]

it absolutely will! - first '100' year airframe (if you don't count DC3- many still fly this beautiful bird!)

[@MattH-wg7ou]

6:10 "Approximately eight engines" gave me a laugh 😂 Great video!

[@chloroquine99]

Comes with 7 to 9 engines ;)

[@landondyer]

"Delve into..." is a shibboleth for AI-generated text right now.

[@anitasmith4559]

It's safer flying on the B52 than Boeing's passenger planes.

[@MrQuietscheDUCK]

in the originaly version. the B52 had 8 engines. in the lather versions the engines were displaced.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

@@MrQuietscheDUCK no, they still have exactly 8 engines.

[@maxcorder2211]

You did a good job on your presentation of the upgraded H-Model. I have several hundred Vietnam combat hours as an Aircraft Commander in the D-Model. The H-Model reminds me that what I was flying was in the “horse and buggy” days. Our advantage was that we could carry 108 “dumb” bombs.

[@Aitelly]

Thank You for your Service 🙏🏻 108dumb bombs how can you fit all of that . That's a lot

[@burtvincent1278]

And a happy U T day to you Kup.😁

[@toddb930]

You might remember, ..... where did the tail gunner sit when they moved his position onto the crew compartment?

[@phoenixskeptic7698]

@@Aitelly The D model could be configured with 3 High Density racks holding 84 Mk 82's internal and 24 on 4 Multiple Ejector Racks (MER's ) on two external wing pylons.

[@Asyncwav]

how many internally and externally?

[@Hitomiogamiito]

Don't mess with Grandpa BUFF!

[@Depresdude]

"in very old grandpa veteran voice" who? Who's BUFF? oh wait that's me

[@TheNewOrder-DaysOfConflict]

Some Asian Farmers: well, we all know how this story ended

[@howis-goin]

@@TheNewOrder-DaysOfConflict specifically, vietnamese farmers :D

[@Irishdevil19x]

Would you glass me? I’d glass me.

[@sssaeedssahz.1434]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelquillen2679]

You make it sound so complex and hard. I have an acquaintance who flew the BUFF for 25 years (D model, from the Chrome Dome days to Linebacker II and beyond). He's a grand old 93-years-old now. Whenever asked by someone, what it was like to fly the BUFF, his reply was always, "Easy to drive, hard to park." He could then spend hours with someone talking about flying it. He loved all those years in the air with the BUFF.

[@blackwalls8126]

That's like saying a smart phone isn't complex because an 8-year-old knows how to use it. It's not that the 8-year-old is a genius, but the people that created the smart phone are geniuses. Most people can drive a car, less people can actually design and build one from scratch.

[@Just_A_Random_Desk]

BUFF = Big Fat Ugly Fella/BFUF?

[@rang5210]

I guess it should be "Big Ugly Fat Fella" instead... 🙂

[@fight2flyphoto]

Behold the mighty B-FUF!

[@misawajason]

Just can't watch a video that gets something like that incorrect within the first 7 seconds.

[@rang5210]

@@misawajason chill braaa, I think he's joking. Can't compare that little silly joke to the amount of knowledge we get from the rest of the video

[@Doug_Dimmadome]

Yep, it shows how many detail they are likely to miss.​@misawajason

[@ChannelSurfiing]

@6:10 "The Superfortress boasts approximately 8 engines..." So, you're taking a guess here?

[@danstrayer111]

uh yeah, could be 7 could be 9. No one really knows.

[@markleach116]

It's the 'new math' .. can't risk offending anyone

[@jsprite123]

He can't guess for another 2 hours...

[@garfellow5038]

It’s also called the stratofortress not the superfortress

[@denali9449]

Get serious. When did the Superfortress ever have more than four engines?

[@roshan2164]

Back when Boeing used to build quality planes.

[@Aitelly]

to be Honest I'm having second thoughts on flying any Boeing Plane. Always remind me of Final Destination (Film)

[@Just_A_Random_Desk]

yo careful. don't get in your car or go near any windows for the next few days

[@roshan2164]

@@Just_A_Random_Desk I'm not suicidal*

[@WolfeSaber]

And not only quality, but the quantity to match.

[@barracuda7018]

Times when Boeing wasn't working for Wall Street 😂😂

[@Wyomingchief]

Actually you got a couple things wrong. But the big one was the Navigator and radar operator in the back do not eject upwards, they eject down and out of the aircraft. Only the pilot and co-pilot have upward ejection seats. What you're calling the electronic warfare station no longer exists at that particular location. It is combined with the bombardier's station in the lower deck Also they do not use full flaps on takeoff typically set at 3/4. On Landing they will typically you use full flaps. Also the B-52 rarely uses laser designator they tend to use GPS guided weapons for the vast majority of weapons

[@gort8203]

The Flower Flaps of the B-52 are fully extended (35 degrees) for both takeoff and landing. The flaps deflect fully during the first 37.5% of extension with little rearward movement. For the remainder of extension the flaps move rearward only, increasing the area of the wing. Unlike more conventional aircraft, if you took off with partial flaps you would have all the drag but only part of the lift produced by the flaps, so there is no benefit to it. Since the airplane doesn't rotate for takeoff that lift is essential in shortening the takeoff roll. Why would they use start using only 3/4 flaps 70 year later?

[@Primus54]

The B-52’s Fowler flaps have only two settings, full up or full down. Furthermore, the flaps are retracted quickly after takeoff in order to achieve a satisfactory climb rate, as they produce significant drag.

[@toddb930]

He mentioned the lower deck positions ejected out the bottom of the plane.

[@eltigre040404]

The electronic warfare section definitely does still exist. Future plans call for them to be combined but the aircraft is not configured in a way that makes this possible yet. The instructor electronic warfare officer occupies the old gunner seat when instructing a student.

[@mxlzzu]

The fuel transfer is to compensate the asymmetry of the yaw, not the center of gravity

[@Aitelly]

Yes you re 100% right, but I really heard the pilot say something like Like weapons Payload uneveness and Battle damage also

[@gort8203]

When one wing is heavier than the other due to holding more fuel or stores it doesn't cause yaw, it causes roll. So it is center of gravity.

[@alanreynolds2287]

Retired Buff Nav here: It's for CG...

[@alessandroarcuri209]

@@alanreynolds2287 yup, they also did that in the Concorde...

[@andrewj9831]

@@Aitelly they would deploy wing payload pods alternatively and not just on one pod....So back and forth... as what will happen as the fuel burns off???

[@Freshavacodos]

The B-52 is made out of aluminum, 7075 T6 forms the front and rear spars of the wing. And 2024 or 2045 or 2075 form the ribs and stringers, and for the fuselage the skin thickness varies anywhere from 39 thousand to 45 thousand of an inch, and some cases it may be more. The entire aircraft is made out of aluminum except for the landing gear area, which will have some steel components and the landing gear itself, which will be made out of a mixture of aluminum and steel. It is important to note that these aluminum components, including the skins are a mixture of copper, zinc, and magnesium mixed with pure aluminum to form these components.

[@ChristopherGriffin-ee2ol]

As for it defending against fighters, you missed something. Early B-52 Bombers used to have Tail Turrets either with 4 machine guns or a single Gatling gun. The B-52 also took part in bombing Hanoi during the Vietnam War, in what is known as Operation Linebacker II

[@mikesmith-fw6bj]

@@iridium8341 Yes really, I was a B-52 defensive Aerial Gunner for 8 years.

[@karal_the_crazy]

Yes this is true the b52 on display at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs is credited with a kill using its tail gun

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

B-52s continued to have a tail turret until the end of the Cold War in late 1991.

[@amahana6188]

Pretty sure that last F doesn’t stand for Fella…

[@benny82ish]

FEATHERPLUCKER !! 😂👍🏼

[@You_Could_Be_Next]

Fokker-Was a German aircraft manufacturer.

[@thatawkardfeeling9076]

Fighter- it stood for fighter

[@PK-pp3lu]

@@thatawkardfeeling9076 Nope

[@thatawkardfeeling9076]

@@PK-pp3lu yeah I know I'm joking I know it's fucker

[@sundragon7703]

Another informative and entertaining segment. However, a minor correction: At 6:11, change Superfortress to Stratofortress. Beyond that - Because the B-52 goes back to 1952, an expanded version of this segment could included the various changes through history like the evolution then elimination of the rear turret.

[@fastone942]

What’s really funny is that the design for B-52 is older than the US Air Force, and start out as an army air corps project in 1947 in fact a Army air, Corps officer approved the start of the project first B-52 flew in 1952 there a older you tube chip of a Boeing engineer who was at that meeting in a hotel he goes over how what and when and is one of the original engineers

[@atomicsnarl]

And, it has approximately eight engines!

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

@@fastone942 In fact, one of the original designs for the B-52 had turboprop engines like the Russian TU-95, which entered service at around t4he same time. The B-52 design was then switched to turbojet engines.

[@Ketchup991]

These things will almost be operational for 100 years, so very ahead of it's time it was🫡

[@Aitelly]

Same here I was talking to my Animator

[@cwg73160]

*These things will be operational for almost 100 years ftfy

[@BigMuff75]

One of the most impressive designs there is. Along with the U2, SR-71, B-1, B-2 and B-117.

[@stephengrinkley9889]

I can picture some Air Force Academy cadet who slept through the semester, watching this right before the final exam 😄

[@Doug_Dimmadome]

They are about to fail hard

[@salvaged_title]

BUFF ≠ Big Fat Ugly Fellow.

[@Aokitadamitsu]

Ok FYI the wings are NOT ridged.. they will flex 18' up and Down based on Fuel load and wind under the wing.. That said the wing tip gear which are on the ground under a heavy load out will take off first as the wing builds lift and flex's up.. So yeah leave on a mission the tip gear is compressed to only a foot or two of tip gear cylinder showing, come home and the wheel is at eye level or higher, that will come back down as we refuel..

[@Aokitadamitsu]

the plan flies mostly level when it has weapons on board, if it does not have weapons in level flight it flys 13 degrees nose down.. So it will lift straight up on take off and you will see it continue to climb as the nose rotates down, as it will use a less than 10 degree climb

[@Aitelly]

Thank for the feedback

[@newgamecat]

0:27 "inside you will find it still looks like a plane from the '70s" that's because it is

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Its good. All mechanical. We have newer bombers but if yohr bomber can be taken put by an emp you know you want your other bomber which can fly mechanically on 60s tech

[@chuckcawthon3370]

Outstanding Presentation, Well Done.

[@Aitelly]

Thank you very much Chuck! we love you guys

[@monoken]

I was hoping to know more about its 'cart-start' starup... while I already appreciate this channel and it's unique production/contents. please please never rush your videos. prioritize quality over quantity. it's good for long term earnings too.

[@gort8203]

Most turbojet engines of that era could use either pyrotechnic starter cartridges or the wheeled carts that supplied high pressure air to start the engines. Assuming you mean the former, they were about the size of a coffee can and produced a lot of noxious smoke. In a quick-start configuration with all engines started simultaneously by cartridges the ground crew would need respirators.

[@stevel1458]

@@gort8203 Correct. The starter cartridge is a lot bigger than the "shotgun shell" mentioned in the video.

[@porscheguy09]

I assume that the two ejection seats in the navigation area are not zero-zero ejection seats since they fire the crew down and out of the aircraft. If they aren’t at a high enough altitude they are basically screwed.

[@ghost307]

"Approximately 8 engines"? Unsubscribing until someone decides to get serious about Quality Control.

[@Aitelly]

😌 it's a free world.

[@ghost307]

@Dr.Kraig_Ren Accuracy is important.

[@HIFLY01]

​@Dr.Kraig_Renits an ai channel. 95% if the time they cant say kilometers correctly

[@HIFLY01]

@Dr.Kraig_Ren it is voiced by an ai. They might make the animations and maybe the script too but its all voiced by ai

[@FATHERKNOSEBEST]

My father Lucio R Blanco helped put this beautiful jets together. He welded the Titanium in the late 1950's and into the mid 1960's 😇 We lived in Manhattan Beach then later in Burbank. God Bless

[@Aitelly]

God bless your Father Lucio R Blanco 😇 We should value the men and women who worked hard building this great aircraft that will fly for the next 3 decades to come.

[@Trg6989]

Conjoined Engines on one Pylon!

[@Zombiesnak]

The B-52 "hosts APPROXIMATELY eight engines"? How was this written? lol. Very interesting nevertheless.

[@spaceguy564]

It's AI

[@abirmahmud3809]

Hi, Admin👍

[@Aitelly]

Hi

[@marcelbeesemer8626]

Where is the toilet?

[@salvaged_title]

Thay's what I said about their breakdown of the Mellennium Falcon. 😂

[@th5160]

The bomb bay is meant for many types of bombs.

[@Ezra-r2j]

FRL

[@andrewpaul3130]

Yeah, the latrine and the galley. Tis are important for the crew.

[@Hassen78]

@@th5160 🤣😆😂

[@Asyncwav]

Alright, hear me out guys! this is mindblowing! The B-52H Stratofortress is the only variant of the B-52 series that remains operational. Each B-52H can carry up to 20 AGM-86 ALCMs (Air-Launched Cruise Missiles). These missiles come in different variants, such as the AGM-86B (nuclear version with the W80 warhead, delivering 150 kilotons of yield) or the AGM-86C/D (conventional version with a 900 kg high-explosive warhead). For this discussion, let's focus on the AGM-86B. There are currently more than 70 B-52H bombers still in service, but for simplicity's sake, let's assume 70 in total. Each B-52H loaded with 20 AGM-86B missiles would have a combined nuclear yield of approximately 3 megatons (20 missiles × 150 kilotons each). If all 70 B-52H bombers were deployed with their full nuclear payloads, the total potential yield would amount to 210 megatons (70 bombers × 3 megatons each). This represents an enormous amount of destructive power-14,000 times more powerful than the 15-kiloton "Little Boy" bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Which is also more than four times the yield of the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated, with a yield of 50 megatons. Such a concentration of nuclear firepower is almost unimaginable. While deploying such a massive strike is unlikely due to strategic, political, and humanitarian reasons, it underscores the sheer destructive capacity that a fleet of B-52H Stratofortress bombers can deliver with modern nuclear armaments. Can you imagine it?🤯🤯

[@nightmantis5154]

They lure you in through all those vehicles.But they're all high level so they force you to get the premium

[@jamesjross]

aahh yes "alloy" the magic metal

[@petermoss4824]

The problem is today, there's a lot of people who are not gonna understand what you just said. Pretty sad

[@cigarobsession]

Opened the comments to hopefully find this at the top

[@SeraphusInferis]

This video is why you had to learn the difference between an adjective and a gerund in 6th grade.

[@peckerwood780]

I love this bird I worked on it for 17 years. There are several inaccuracies in this video, but it's still really good.

[@Aitelly]

Yes I agree it's great to meet you the original hardworking men and women. thanks for your feedback will do better

[@halnineooo136]

👏👏👏 congrats to the 3D modelers, animators alongside the documenting team and all the crew. Great job 👏👏👏

[@mohd.iftekharulalamemad7148]

Wanted to see this for long time .specifically the landing gear and weapon systems

[@Tyee_Mclaughlin]

I was lucky enough to meet one of the guys who worked on it at Boeing

[@leons.kennedy6710]

The last time I was this early, Eisenhower was President.

[@Aitelly]

😉 i kinda like Eisenhower

[@leons.kennedy6710]

I like Ike 😊

[@stevenmitchell6347]

When I was active duty security in SAC in the 70's, I saw dozens of B52 bombers being loaded and maintained in alert areas. They had TWO bomb bays then, usually a rotary SRAM pack in one and a massive single "big Bertha" in the other one. This illustrates a single bay with just one rack of weapons. What's the explanation?

[@danielficke131]

I currently work at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Nebraska, home of RB-52B 52-8711, the first B-52 delivered to the US Air Force.

[@danielcroslin]

what an interesting aircraft. delightful video aitelly

[@jamesbohlman4297]

Those Rolls Royce engine upgrades are going to add to the efficiency dynamic at the cruising altitudes.

[@maxcorder2211]

84 500-pounders internal and 24 750's on the external racks. The D model bomb bay was modified with what was called the "Big belly" modification.

[@greatshot69]

It doesn’t look fat, it is long.

[@NoobInTank-d9z]

Your videos are always so cool

[@Aitelly]

Thanks as Keanue Reves would say You are Awesome 😎

[@NX-01_enterprise]

I once went to the Hill AFB museum, the BUFF is massive

[@ciddyboy718]

How has this channel not pass 1M subs yet beats me. Love the work y'all do. Thanks

[@dronemosquito9224]

For sure an other great video from you 🙂 Let's watch it! ❤

[@Aitelly]

Thank You

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

I was JUST wondering if you’d put out a new video and it pops up 10 seconds later. Thanks! First too.. (hate people doing that but I couldn’t help it I understand now.)😂

[@Aitelly]

hehe

[@bertg.6056]

@@Aitelly Tandem gear, no left or right.

[@BharathCalgary]

Always been fascinated by this aircraft. Check out the internal capacity of this bomber....an absolute beast!

[@Procterzx]

i have been waiting for this for so long

[@madeinthegetto]

i always get so hyped and excited followed by a heavy feeling of gratefulness and happy sadness that i exist being protected by the entire US military.

[@jimdanielson272]

Wow the main wing structure looks small when you pull all the skin off and flaps

[@Eskatalogiya]

Extremely useful videos

[@Aitelly]

Glad you think so!

[@jonathanbaincosmologyvideo3868]

That was a very fluid presentation, takes you straight in until the end. Could have been longer.

[@pigmoonk2545]

cockpit illustration is inaccurate.

[@Aitelly]

It's a basic representation as stated from the beginning 👍🏻

[@pigmoonk2545]

@@Aitelly You either include all the mods or none at all. Talking about AESA and the the cockpit is antiquated. its a bit off.

[@justinromero5331]

@@pigmoonk2545 Shhhh

[@pigmoonk2545]

@@justinromero5331 freedom of speech dude...shhh

[@justinromero5331]

@pigmoonk2545 Technically freedom of speech doesn't exist here in youtube :)

[@ChimeraAxolotl]

This is one of my favorite planes thank you for making a video about it

[@HaJj-ft9cr]

BY DAWNS EARLY LIGHT "will sombudy get me a cigarret......... a real cigarret"

[@007drworm]

WOW AWESOME !!! 👍👍👍😎😎😎 I Never knew this was more than a 2 seater ! Cheers AI Telly 🎉

[@CrystallineFoxCF]

The modern versions of the B-52 (Specifically the B-52G and onwards) still have ailerons, they're very small and located between the flaps on the wings, they're mostly used for small, delicate corrections of the roll of the aircraft for operations like aerial refueling

[@d_bricks]

There is only H models. All others are in the boneyard. Soon to be J with new engines and other upgrades.

[@CrystallineFoxCF]

@@d_bricks Sorry, G onwards

[@jojoojo8768]

Incredible (cool) plane

[@Aitelly]

Yes 👍🏻 As a Civilian I wonder how those engineers and pilots fly this plane

[@amg_ge5bn]

12:41 imagine if there was recorded real life footage of this lol

[@live4life767]

Another stunning video! Thank you! Always look forward to your next videos!

[@MyBelch]

6:09 "... approximately 8 engines." lulz Honeywell APU is considered an engine?

[@Rifle_Kermit]

Thanks my friend needed this

[@Aitelly]

Always welcome

[@Istandby666]

At base ops at Edwards Air Force Base. They had a sub sandwich called the BUFF. It had everything except the kitchen sink.

[@shoktroop]

Nicely done! Ol BUFF...

[@TheUnseenWaffle]

Jesus. I'll be 56 by the time it's retired? Damn that makes me feel old.

[@abhishekmahanta1112]

WoW 😮 Interesting details 👍

[@Aitelly]

Thanks

[@Blougheed]

I was told that the reason the gear close opposite ways was to keep cost of development and number of unique parts it had.. the way its done currently allow them to use the same gear assembly on left and right. but im not positive

[@singinchicken]

"Boasts approximately eight engines"? Pretty sure it boasts exactly eight engines! 😂 Great video!

[@denali9449]

No. The Superfortress only had four engines.

[@briancooper2112]

Radar officer? Gunner sat bye EWO. Now its a extra seat i thought.

[@rangerleo81]

Amazing and informative as always. Great video

[@Aitelly]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeroenvangastel9079]

Nice video the animantion was very smooth very high quality Video idea: the Abrams X

[@Aitelly]

Thanks for the idea! we already have the model but the research and Blue Print is driving us Crazy

[@neilhaas]

Very interesting video presentation on this plane four double engines unique. All the features inside the plane.

[@유경재-o2q]

It's a really cool video. Thank you!

[@MrQuietscheDUCK]

hey AItelly. I´m a Warthunder player since 2014 but only Ground battle i love this game. AItelly Thank you for this video an your work.

[@FarisNyan]

I like the visual demonstrations, simple graphics, mapping, grids, and the animations it must've took very long right?

[@Frost_x_NB]

Can you do B1 next

[@joeharris3878]

I like the landing gear.

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

What an interesting movie . I liked it . Thanks a bunch from Fort Worth, Texas

[@stephanweiskorn6760]

Excellent video 😊!

[@anubratachakraborty1370]

*Excellent presentation!*

[@Hurst6969]

an Air Force Firefighter for 42 years had the honor of working with the BUFF Part of AF Rescue school was a requirement to perform egress on this beast It sucked but easier than the KC-135

[@rabidpeanut3703]

6:09 "The superfortress boasts approximately 8 engines." Do some engines have weekends off?

[@glike2]

6:10 error correction, Stratofortress NOT "Superfortress"

[@Aitelly]

Yes we just give it a name kind of idiom and phrases - If Shakespeare can break the English Grammar Rule why not us :) Joke aside we got a little excite writing the script

[@denali9449]

@@Aitelly They are two different planes from two different eras.

[@Tina-d8f]

Very informative. enjoyed.

[@arcadiameme6383]

Somewhere in SEA in the 70's: "That's not a plane, it was a flying aluminum material"

[@chaturakarpe9897]

Thanks aitelly 🎉

[@Aitelly]

Thanks to you

[@soumalya]

I think this 8 engines should be upgraded with modern standard high bypass engines to improve efficiency

[@miguelmatos9508]

Another great work of yours!

[@Aitelly]

Thank you MIGUEL ! Cheers!

[@kevinluciano715]

Love the video helps alot, I'm building a b52 in space engineers (videogame) and a few friends ask me if I can build some of the details of a b52 and I'll try my best to build all the details.

[@engenius11]

Потрясающие ролики и анимация! Спасибо за труд!

[@thomass.586]

With aerial refueling, these planes can stay up almost indefinitely, right? So where's the crapper, the kitchen, the sauna, the spa and the bedrooms?

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

There is a very spartan toilet on board the B-52, but it's not accessible by all crew members.

[@hammerdown3876]

dont be surprised if shes still flying past 2050... the bar for a replacement is set pretty high...

[@ryanroper628]

Excellent put together content

[@tomdarco2223]

Right On Nice video

[@Aitelly]

Thanks Tom for the visit. We love you guys

[@tomdarco2223]

@@Aitelly Love you videos spot on and Thanks for the efforts

[@Leo-mf1yo]

I don't skip ads 😊

[@marka8947]

Quadricycle Landing Gear. The B-47 had the Bicycle Landing Gear.

[@indunilkarunarathne2747]

I'm a big fan of Aitelly.. and humble request to do a next episode for nuke wepons (US or russian)