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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
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Summary

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,917 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Air Force[3], National Aeronautics and Space Administration[4]
  • Manufacturer: Boeing[5]
  • Developer: Boeing[6]
  • Subclass of: land-based strategic jet bomber[7], aircraft with 8 jet engines[8]
  • Has use: strategic bombing[9]
  • Commons category: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress[10]
  • Country of origin: United States[11]
  • Powered by: JT3D[12]
  • Armament: unguided bomb[13], AGM-28 Hound Dog[14], AGM-129 ACM[15], AGM-69 SRAM[16], AGM-86 ALCM[17], Harpoon[18]
  • Has part(s): Boeing XB-52 Stratofortress[19], Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress[20], Boeing B-52A Stratofortress[21], Boeing B-52B Stratofortress[22], Boeing B-52C Stratofortress[23], Boeing B-52D Stratofortress[24], Boeing B-52E Stratofortress[25], Boeing B-52F Stratofortress[26], Boeing B-52G Stratofortress[27], Boeing B-52H Stratofortress[28]
  • First flight: April 15, 1952[29]
  • Service entry: 1955[30]
  • Military designation: B-52[31], 464-67[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress[33]
  • Commons gallery: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress[34]
  • Total produced: 744[35]
  • Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[36], US Air Force Air Power Directory[37], Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[38], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[39]
  • Nickname: BUFF[40]
  • Wing configuration: high wing[41]
  • Native label: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress[42]
  • Different from: B52[43]
  • Length: 48.03 m[44]
  • Height: 12.4 m[45]
  • Wingspan: 56.42 m[46]
  • Maximum operating altitude: 15,000 m[47]

Why It Matters

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Related Entities

Boeing United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . boeing.com. boeing.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . boeing.com. boeing.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . boeing.com. boeing.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . media.defense.gov. media.defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . US Air Force Air Power Directory. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . nationalinterest.org. nationalinterest.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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