U.S. B-52 bombers in Singapore air show air show
Date:2011-08-31Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
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LONDON January 30 News: Singapore Air Show The aerobatics has always been to make people crazy, but in this air show flight demonstration will be from more than one point of view the biggest one ever.
First, the Air Force’s biggest bomber B-52 “Stratofortress” bomber will be shocking debut. The bomber was the only U.S. strategic bombers launched cruise missiles in the aircraft, to have been in service until 2050.
B-52 “Stratofortress” (Stratofortress) is a U.S. company has developed eight Boeing aircraft engine long-range strategic bombers, B-36 bombers used to replace the implementation of the strategic bombing mission. Design proposed in 1948, the first prototype flew in 1952, production began in 1955 batch delivery, has developed the B-52A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, etc. 8 types , 1962, to stop production, total production of 744 aircraft. 90 is a B-52 bombers used in its heyday, more than 600 B-52 aircraft of various types of aircraft in the United States Strategic Air Force, has retired after most of the early models. Now the U.S. Air Force B-52 budget to service all the way to 2050. This makes the service time of up to 90 years. U.S. willing to continue to service B-52 is one of the reasons is the U.S. B-52 strategic bombers launched cruise missiles which can only models.
Second, in previous years, only 90 minutes of flight performance compared to the aerobatics will last a full two hours. Inaugural Singapore Airshow in 1981 at Paya Lebar in Singapore, organized in 1984, the 2nd Air Show moved to the new Changi Exhibition Centre Changi Airport, Singapore Airshow are arranged after every double in the years around the Spring Festival, 2000 has been successfully held 10 sessions. After nearly 20 years of development, the Singapore Air Show has become the Paris Air Show and the Farnborough Air Show after the world’s third largest air show, and the fourth air show began in 1988, an increase of flight performances. (Spring)
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