Description Flashcards
General information (28 cards)
What is the maximum gross takeoff?
488,000
The primary strategic role of the B-52H is?
Low Altitude, High speed bombing
How many total personnel can the aircraft seat?
10 ( pilots, EW, and gunner are on the upper deck, while navigators are on the lower deck. In addition to the basic crew there are 3 additonal seats for instructors and an extra one.)
What is the basic crew of the of the aircraft?
Pilot, Copilot, Radar Navigator, Warfare Officer, Gunner
Primary electrical power is driven by _____ engine driven generators.
4
How many engine driven hydraulic pumps supply hydraulic pressure at 3,000 psi?
6
The landing gear consists of _____ main gears.
4
The purpose of the stability augmentation system is to reduce structural fatigue during turbulent flight conditions.
True or False
True
What do the bomb door system consist of?
Bomb doors with latches, actuator struts, a control system, and a hydraulic system
What does the Electric Warfare systems provide?
It provides the B-52 with the capability to penetrate enemy defenses, destroy the designated target, and return to base without prohibitive rate of loss.
What do radar and radar navigation systems provide?
Various navigational aids and the capability to establish mutual identification between the aircraft and ground installations or other aircraft
What is OAS?
Offensive Avionics System
What is SAS?
Stability Augmentation System
What 2 systems in the SAS is the electro-hydraulic two axis systems used?
Pitch and Yaw
What is the SAS used for?
To reduce structural overload, reduce fatigue damage and improve aircraft controllability during turbulent flight conditions
FCS stands for?
Flight Control System
What does the AHRS produce on the aircraft?
Continuous aircraft pitch, roll and heading reference info.
What is AHRS stand for and how is it used?
Attitude Heading Reference System; it is used as an alternate navigational aid for OAS, it supports the INS Airvorne Alignment functions. The instruments are essentially types, common to other large aircraft.
The B-52H uses how ma y and what type of engines to power the aircraft?
8 TF-33-P-3/103 Turbofan engines
The primary fuel for the B-52H is _______ and is extremely limited, consequently _______ and ________ are preferred to be used in its place.
JP-4, JP-8 and JP-5
What does the bombing system provide on the aircraft?
Carrying, pre-arming, and releasing nuclear and non nuclear weapons.
The Air Refueling System provides what for the aircraft?
To permit takeoffs with smaller gross weight and, once airborne, to extend the operating range by replenishing the fuel tanks from a ta ker aircraft.
What is the wing span?
185 feet
The Fuselage Length is 158 feet and 5 inches.
True or False
False; it is 159 feet and 4 inches
