Author Topic: B-52s (Read 1536 times)

Gadfly · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2001, 10:00:00 PM »

No, Snafu, I have the 8x10, but I have lost the original full size scan, Damnit(and my scanner couldn't cut the upgrade).

Gadfly · « **Reply #16 on:** September 21, 2001, 10:07:00 PM »

Rip, I built an Old Dawg mod on a 1/72 H(?) model, but it didn't survive a move. I modeled it deep into the book too, with wing, engine and tail damage. I spent about 2 months on the damaged engine, alone. It was my favorite model for years.

Flight of the Old Dawg is still the best systems management sim I've seen, crude though it was(is).

-ammo- · « **Reply #17 on:** September 22, 2001, 02:22:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Gadfly:
Rip, I built an Old Dawg mod on a 1/72 H(?) model, but it didn't survive a move. I modeled it deep into the book too, with wing, engine and tail damage. I spent about 2 months on the damaged engine, alone. It was my favorite model for years.

Flight of the Old Dawg is still the best systems management sim I've seen, crude though it was(is).

Flight of the Old Dog was an excellent read. Dale Brown has wrote some other good ones too.

Gadfly · « **Reply #18 on:** September 23, 2001, 09:45:00 AM »

Here is the larger scan, I found it on an old zip disk.

http://www.lizking.com/B52.jpg

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #19 on:** September 23, 2001, 11:56:00 AM »

Went I was in the Intel, I got a report telling that the B52s would be re-engined with 4 Rolls Royce engines and life extend till 2020, it was 5 years ago.

A B52 with 4 engines, that will feel/look strange

oh and B52 is still the only one who can clean a 500m by 2Km parcell

[ 09-23-2001: Message edited by: SFRT - Frenchy ]

Greese · « **Reply #20 on:** September 23, 2001, 12:32:00 PM »

Can they convert someting like a c-17 or c-5 cargo into a bomber? why or why not?

Russian · « **Reply #21 on:** September 23, 2001, 02:36:00 PM »

They are slower and bigger targerts then B-52

cost would be way to much and you don't want your bomber to be C-5, there is a reason why they called FRED. (Freaking rediculas econamical disaster)

Toad · « **Reply #22 on:** September 23, 2001, 06:18:00 PM »

Well, they dropped 10,000 pound WW2 "Blockbusters" out the rear of C-130's in Desert Storm....

impressed the Republican Guard, I think.

Gadfly · « **Reply #23 on:** September 23, 2001, 06:32:00 PM »

Cargo plane/bomber. No difference in plane, just mission. If you are going to drop stuff, it helps to be able to aim it(unless you have 50 year old blockbusters to play with).

LtHans · « **Reply #24 on:** September 23, 2001, 11:24:00 PM »

I'm curious what the plan is to replace these B52s with?

Part of that decision has to be based on what kind of wars will be fought in the future and against who? A problem of course because it never actually works out that way. You end up fighting something 180 degrees different than what you planned for.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #25 on:** September 23, 2001, 11:47:00 PM »

Why would you have to replace them? Just overhaul them.

Really... there isn't much else we need to do in that arena that isn't covered already. The advent of smart bombs, cruise missiles and stealth technology has relegated the heavy bomber to a less surgical role. Of course, there is nothing that can replace it as far as shear capacity goes, so it remains.

Really... why would you have to replace it?

AKDejaVu