Posted on May 22, 2020
The Air Force is looking for an engine to make it easier to keep the B-52 bomber flying
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General Electric, Rolls-Royce, and Pratt & Whitney will compete for the chance to outfit the US Air Force's B-52 bomber fleet with new engines, with a contract award projected for June 2021.
The Air Force is looking for an engine to make it easier to keep the B-52 bomber flying
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I guess it’s been another 10 years—time for idle discussion to re-engine the B-52. (The KC-135 has the same idle chatter on a 10-year cycle, but they are out of synch by five years, so that they can alternate.) Please, don’t have a plan to discuss a SIXTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD PLANE or anything. We demolish BUILDINGS that are 65 years old!
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I wouldn't think it's the engines that are the problem, but rather the aging, stressed air frames. I would think.
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