Archive for October, 2012

The last B-52 Stratofortress built is now 50 years old

Posted on October 28th, 2012 · Posted in Factory Fresh

Today marks 50 years since Boeing delivered its last B-52 Stratofortress to the U.S. Air Force. H-model bomber 61-040 was assigned to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., where it remains in active service. Boeing built 744 B-52s, in eight different models, from 1952 to 1962. The Air Force fleet today..
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USAF Project 1794, Plans for a Mach 4 Flying Saucer Aircraft

Posted on October 6th, 2012 · Posted in Aviation News

By Michael Rhodes, National Archives Recently declassified records from the Aeronautical Systems Division, USAF (RG 342 – Records of United States Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations) reveal some surprising, perhaps never-before-seen images: The above illustration was discovered in the pages of a document titled “Project 1794, Final Development Summary..
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