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The BUFF - Big Ugly Fat Fellow
The B-52H BUFF [Big Ugly Fat Fellow] is the biggest and oldest aircraft in use by the USAF.
It is the only aircraft that can launch the ALCM (Air Launched Cruise Missile).
The Ugly Fat Fellow is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds (650 miles per hour) at altitudes up to 50,000 feet (15,166.6 meters), because it is powered by eight engines, combined with a huge pair of wings.
It can carry nuclear or conventional ordinance with worldwide precision navigation capability.
Specifications
| Type: | Long-range Heavy Bomber |
Manufacturer: | Boeing |
Country: | USA |
Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofan engine (8x) | Engine Thrust: | 17,000 lbs || 7,650 kg (each engine) | Length: | 159 ft || 48.5 m | Height: | 40.8 ft || 12.5 m | Wingspan: | 185 ft || 56.4 m | Weight: | 185,000 lbs || 83,250 kg (empty) | Max Speed: | 650 mph || Mach 0.86 | Range: | 8,800 miles || 7,652 nm (unrefueled) | Ceiling: | 50,000+ ft || 15+ km |
Crew: | 5 | costs: | $53.4 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars) |
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