Why B-52 bomber ?

Why is the US still using the B-52 bombers, a legacy aircraft of the Cold War era.

#b52 bomber

[arychan-ur]

*FUN FACT* :- the b52 was initially designed to be a jet powered bombered with a delta wing design that would increase its flight speed and make it capable of flying at higher altitudes. *sadely* due to the technology of earlier times were the limiting factors because the delta wings were unstable during flight and jet propulsion during the time provided insufficient thrusts.

[ArchieBrighouse]

The fact that it was invented 70 years ago

[ASIANNOTFOUND]

And yet they are still modernizing this old masterpiece... And there goes millions of tax money

[big_bro_]

recently it was seen flying in estonia with 6 small supporting aircrafts

[bonemeal_boi]

The US uses the B-52 as a cheap bomb truck in wars like Afghanistan and Iraq where the insurgents pose no real air threat. Bombing in more risky environments is carried out by the B-2, B-21 or F-35

[OliverLowthorpe]

A bomber is a military combat aircraft that utilizes air-to-ground weaponry to drop bombs, launch torpedoes, or deploy air-launched cruise missiles. Bombs were first dropped from an aircraft during the Italo-Turkish War, with the first major deployments coming in the First World War and Second World War by all major airforces, damaging cities, towns, and rural areas. The first bomber planes in history were the Italian Caproni Ca 30 and British Bristol T.B.8, both of 1913. Some bombers were decorated with nose art or victory markings.


A U.S. Air Force B-52 flying over Texas
There are two major classifications of bomber: strategic and tactical. Strategic bombing is done by heavy bombers primarily designed for long-range bombing missions against strategic targets to diminish the enemy's ability to wage war by limiting access to resources through crippling infrastructure, reducing industrial output, or inflicting massive civilian casualties to an extent deemed to force surrender. Tactical bombing is aimed at countering enemy military activity and in supporting offensive operations, and is typically assigned to smaller aircraft operating at shorter ranges, typically near the troops on the ground or against enemy shipping.

During WWII with engine power as a major limitation, combined with the desire for accuracy and other operational factors, bomber designs tended to be tailored to specific roles. Early in the Cold War however, bombers were the only means of carrying nuclear weapons to enemy targets, and held the role of deterrence. With the advent of guided air-to-air missiles, bombers needed to avoid interception. High-speed and high-altitude flying became a means of evading detection and attack. With the advent of ICBMs the role of the bomber was brought to a more tactical focus in close air support roles, and a focus on stealth technology for strategic bombers. On 16 October 1912, Bulgarian observer Prodan Tarakchiev dropped two of those bombs on the Turkish railway station of Karağaç (near the besieged Edirne) from an Albatros F.2 aircraft piloted by Radul Milkov, during the First Balkan War.[3][4] This is deemed to be the first use of an aircraft as a bomber.[3][5]

The first heavier-than-air aircraft purposely designed for bombing were the Italian Caproni Ca 30 and British Bristol T.B.8, both of 1913.[6] The Bristol T.B.8 was an early British single engined biplane built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. They were fitted with a prismatic Bombsight in the front cockpit and a cylindrical bomb carrier in the lower forward fuselage capable of carrying twelve 10 lb (4.5 kg) bombs, which could be dropped singly or as a salvo as required.[7]

The aircraft was purchased for use both by the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), and three T.B.8s, that were being displayed in Paris during December 1913 fitted with bombing equipment, were sent to France following the outbreak of war. Under the command of Charles Rumney Samson, a bombing attack on German gun batteries at Middelkerke, Belgium was executed on 25 November 1914.[8][9]

[EslamMoh-zm]

Egypt prevented two B-52s and their protection group from entering Egyptian airspace

[sudeshbambal]

B 52 is 5 or 6 year younger than india age our country got independent in 1947 it take its first flight in 1952 search on wikipedia