And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wing was maybe too flexible. The wing could flex so much in response to the aileron the plane would sometimes roll in the direction opposite of the control input. On the G and H models the ailerons were deleted and enlarged spoilers were used for roll control.
The external fuel tanks near the ends of the wings also helped stabilize the wing against twisting and flutter. The G and H models had wet wings that significantly increased the amount of fuel carried so the external tanks were reduced in size, but were retained. There are some photos of B-52s used in tests where the external wing tanks are removed, but that seems to be rare.
The BUFF is an awesome aircraft but it is not without its design glitches.
B-52 "Arc Light" raids in Vietnam were awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember reading that the 52 wing tips flexed something like 20 feet at the tips - 10 up and 10 down! Steve_in_Ottawa
ReplyDeleteGood bit of flex so I've been told. Another example dates to when they still had a manned tail gun, gunner could look out the side and see the nose.
ReplyDeleteWing was maybe too flexible. The wing could flex so much in response to the aileron the plane would sometimes roll in the direction opposite of the control input. On the G and H models the ailerons were deleted and enlarged spoilers were used for roll control.
ReplyDeleteThe external fuel tanks near the ends of the wings also helped stabilize the wing against twisting and flutter. The G and H models had wet wings that significantly increased the amount of fuel carried so the external tanks were reduced in size, but were retained. There are some photos of B-52s used in tests where the external wing tanks are removed, but that seems to be rare.
The BUFF is an awesome aircraft but it is not without its design glitches.
There may be so-called "design glitches" but how many US produced aircraft are still flying, and flying near perfectly, 60+ years later.
DeleteAnd that is opposed to the deadly federal boondoggle called the "Osprey."
The US couldn't produce a workhorse like this one with all the DEI bullshit nowadays if they tried.
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