Add this copy of B-52 Stratofortress in Detail and Scale-D&S Vol. 27 to cart. $51.59, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Kalmbach Pub Co.
Add this copy of B-52 Stratofortress; in Detail & Scale, D&S Vol. 27 to cart. $104.50, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by TAB Books Inc. [and in England by Airlife Publishing Ltd. ].
Edition:
First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]
Publisher:
Tab Books
Published:
1988
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17940912988
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Seller's Description:
Very good. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. 72 pages. Illustrated covers. Illustrations (some in color). Cover has slight wear and soiling. Between 1978 and 2004, Design and Scale produced 114 publications, with special attention to the needs and desires of 'scale modelers'. Alwyn T. Lloyd (1940-2007) was a service engineer for The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company in Seattle, Washington. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, having served during the Vietnam War. While at Boeing he developed and enhanced his technical writing and presentation skills and expertise. He was the Editor of the Boeing Airliner magazine, a technical journal for Boeing customers and of the Advisor, an in-house publication. Inn 1982 Mr. Lloyd one an individual award from the Air Force Association for 'exceptional service'. 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 40 years. The bomber can carry up to 70, 000 pounds of weapons, and has a typical combat range of around 8, 800 miles without aerial refueling. Beginning with the successful contract bid in June 1946, the B-52 design evolved from a straight wing aircraft powered by six turboprop engines to the final prototype YB-52 with eight turbojet engines and swept wings. The B-52 took its maiden flight in April 1952. The B-52 has been in service with the USAF since 1955, and NASA from 1959 to 2007. Built to carry nuclear weapons for Cold War-era deterrence missions, the B-52 Stratofortress replaced the Convair B-36 Peacemaker. Superior performance at high subsonic speeds and relatively low operating costs have kept them in service despite more advanced strategic bombers, such as the Mach 2+ Convair B-58 Hustler, the canceled Mach 3 North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the variable-geometry Rockwell B-1 Lancer, and the stealth Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. A veteran of several wars, the B-52 has dropped only conventional munitions in combat. The B-52's official name Stratofortress is rarely used; informally, the aircraft has become commonly referred to as the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fella). There are 72 aircraft in inventory as of 2022; 58 operated by active forces (2nd Bomb Wing and 5th Bomb Wing), 18 by reserve forces (307th Bomb Wing), and about 12 in long-term storage at the Davis-Monthan AFB Boneyard. The bombers flew under the Strategic Air Command (SAC) until it was disestablished in 1992 and its aircraft absorbed into the Air Combat Command (ACC); in 2010, all B-52 Stratofortresses were transferred from the ACC to the new Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). The B-52 completed 60 years of continuous service with its original operator in 2015. After being upgraded between 2013 and 2015, the last airplanes are expected to serve into the 2050s.
