I worked on G-model B-52s at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana back in the mid-80s... it was a job I both loved and hated. It was a demanding job on an airframe that took a LOT of abuse from low-level practice bombing runs (and probably not a few real ones). But this aircraft has returned investment better than any other bomber out there, bar none. And @ whitcwa: yes, nothing like the quadricycle-geared takeoffs and landings! Unlike any other aircraft you see, it doesnt have a nose gear so it doesn't tip up as it takes off; they seem to levitate after a long takeoff roll.
And @ whitcwa: yes, nothing like the quadricycle-geared takeoffs and landings! Unlike any other aircraft you see, it doesnt have a nose gear so it doesn't tip up as it takes off; they seem to levitate after a long takeoff roll.