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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - Rod Conklin 76525, 3706
Files In This Package:
B52_____ - The finished aircraft ready to fly. Just put these files
B52_____.SIM in your FS4 directory and select the B52 like any other
aircraft.
B52.AFX - The crated aircraft parts for use with AAF.
B52.MOD - A mode file to let you view the aircraft at Willard
Airport. THIS MOD REQUIRES THAT THE B52 BE IN YOUR
FS4 DIRECTORY.
XB52.SIM - The source SIM file used to create the finished B-52.
It is identical to the B747 SIM file.
Aircraft History and Specifications:
The Boeing B-52 first flew on April 15th, 1952 and continued to be
manufactured until October 1962 when the 744th and last BUFF (Big Ugly
Fat Fellow) left the plant. There are still many of the aircraft in
active service although the engines, airframe, just about everything
else has been heavily modified over the last 4 decades. The last military
engagement in which it flew was the bombing of Iraq. Current plans call
for B-52 G and H models to continue to be operational through the 1990's
Specifications:
Power: Eight Pratt & Whitney Turbofan engines
(Although this is one of many power variations)
Dimensions: Length: 156 Feet 7 Inches.
WingSpan: 185 Feet.
Height: 48 Feet 3 Inches.
Performance: Maxmium Speed at Low Level: 415 MPH
Maxmium Cruise Speed: 555 MPH @ 45,000 Feet.
Range: 7,300 Miles.
Operating Altitudes: From 500 to 45,000 Feet.
Information Source: Great Aircaft of the World - Chartwell Books - 1992
Notes:
1) I based the flight model for this on the B747 because performance
and weights are similar. The published thrust and opeating weights
have increased to the point where the last models almost equal that
of a 747.
2) I selected the colour black because the current camoflouge paint
jobs are impossible to duplicate with AAF (or atleast very hard).
I have actually seen all black B-52's in operations During Vietnam
even though the paint work varied widely during that time.
3) For those of you who have AAF, I want to caution you that it may
not be possible to add anymore parts to the assembly of this
airplane. The percentage giving during the assembly process reached
284% in the last version I built and when I attempted to add any
more parts the build process locked up. I suspect that it was
caused by the exterior views of the aircraft being just to dense
for FS4 to display all at once. It has happend to me before with
other aircraft. When I removed a couple of parts, the assembly
worked normally. I would have liked to have included more detail
in the aircraft, but it was impossible.