B-52 Stratofortress Characteristics

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Heavy bomber.
Contractor: The Boeing Military Airplane Co.
Power Plant: Eight Pratt & Whitney engines: G model - J57-P43WB turbojet; H
model - TF33-P-3/103 turbofan.
Thrust: Each engine - G model up to 13,750 pounds (6,187.5 kilograms); H model
up to 17,000 pounds (7,650 kilograms).
Length: G model - 160 feet, 11 inches (49 meters); H model - 159 feet, 4 inches
(48.5 meters).
Height: 40 feet, 8 inches (12.4 meters).
Wingspan: 185 feet (56.4 meters).
Speed: 650 mph (Mach 0.86).
Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,151.5 meters).
Weight: Approximately 185,000 pounds empty (83,250 kilograms).
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 488,000 pounds (219,600 kilograms).
Range: Unrefueled: G model - 7,500 miles (6,522 nautical miles); H model- 8,800
miles (7,652 nautical miles).
Armament: Approximately 70,000 pounds (31,500 kilograms) mixed ordnance -
bombs, short-range attack missiles, and mines (some modified to carry air-launched
cruise missiles and some modified to carry anti-ship missiles).
Crew: Five (aircraft commander, pilot, radar navigator, navigator and electronic
warfare officer).
Accommodations: Six ejection seats.
Date Deployed: February 1959.