Bombs Away!

[lupi]

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/01/05/b52-loses-engine-flying-north-dakota.html

 

[GagHalfrunt]

That's why they put 8 engines on a B-52, a whole bunch can fall off and it doesn't matter.

 

[Paladin3]

Was Slim Pickens riding it in, whooping and a hollering all the way down?

"What about Major Kong?!?!"

 

[Charmonium]

"Frankly, we want our partners and the enemy to see the airpower [the B-52] has overhead," Manning told Military.com in November. "A B-52 encourages our partner force that we have their back. Being seen is actually a pretty good thing."

Probably not so much if engine pods start falling off.

 

[Exterous]

Probably not so much if engine pods start falling off.

You're thinking about this all wrong. Before the enemy thought they knew what the full bomb capacity of the B-52 was. Now they have no idea how many engines will be dropped on them after the bombs stop

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Was Slim Pickens riding it in, whooping and a hollering all the way down?

"What about Major Kong?!?!"

I just watched that movie.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Pilot: "We lost an engine!"
ATC: "Do you think you can restart it or should we divert you to an emergency landing site?"
Pilot: "No, I mean, we really lost it! It's gone!"

 

[Rubycon]

 

[twinrider1]

I'd hate to be the last mechanic that worked on that plane.