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Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: 68Ripper on August 10, 2006, 10:34:50 PM

Check this pic out!

http://www.af.mil/photos/media_view.asp?id=29272.

Crap the link isn't working

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Treize69 on August 10, 2006, 10:37:02 PM

Ok, an astronaut signing autographs?

I give up? :confused: :huh :confused:

Although I do like the Shenlong avatar... :aok

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: 68Ripper on August 10, 2006, 10:46:03 PM

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/956_1155267834_b-52andb17.jpg

lets try this

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Golfer on August 10, 2006, 10:46:08 PM

Double the number of engines, a lower grade fuel, lots of speed, payload and size?

I ran out of fingers on one hand and can't count any higher.  How's my guessin'

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: 68Ripper on August 10, 2006, 10:49:29 PM

This was not a contest just a great pic of the old B17 flying next to A B52

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Golfer on August 10, 2006, 10:51:59 PM

nice pic!:aok

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: MOIL on August 10, 2006, 11:42:45 PM

Damn that thing is huge:eek:

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Kermit de frog on August 10, 2006, 11:43:38 PM

Quote

Originally posted by MOIL
Damn that thing is huge:eek:

That's what she said.


















:D

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Reynolds on August 11, 2006, 01:16:43 AM

Kermit, she needed a microscope just to see "it"... lol. just joking.

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Furball on August 11, 2006, 02:10:27 AM

COOL! a spot the difference contest...

man, this is hard...

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: 68Ripper on August 11, 2006, 07:55:16 AM

This thread was only to point out how far they came in 17 years. The first B-17's rolled out in July of 1935 and the last was delivered in May of 1945 over 8680 were built. Seven years after the last B-17 rolled out the First B-52 took flight in April 1952 and the last one delivered was in Oct 1962. a total of 744 B-52's were built.

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Guyver on August 11, 2006, 12:21:36 PM

thats a cracking pic. i love seeing the old school flying with the new

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Karnak on August 11, 2006, 01:57:20 PM

Not as much of a size difference as I'd have thought.

I've seen pictures of B-29s next to B-36s and the B-29s are dwarfed.

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Hajo on August 11, 2006, 02:43:39 PM

Two B52s are parked under a B36 last time I was at wright patterson afb museum.

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: SELECTOR on August 11, 2006, 02:53:16 PM

wouldnt call the b52 new...its also very ugly.. nothing like the curves of the b17

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Simaril on August 11, 2006, 03:06:38 PM

Length/wingspan:

B-17G......74' 4"/103' 9"

B-52H.....157' 7"/185'

B-36.......162'/230'

Title: What a difference flying fortress to stratofortress
Post by: Furball on August 11, 2006, 04:09:24 PM

First flight between these two Avro's was 11 years...

(http://phlairline.com/ency_a/Avro_Lancaster_MkI.jpg)

(http://www.military.cz/british/air/post_war/Avro_Vulcan/vulc1v.jpg)