Boeing B-52D Stratofortress

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress USAF bomber airplane model. With a gross weight of 488 000 pounds, the B-52 is even today one of the heaviest offensive military aircraft operated by any nation in the world. Maximum speed of the B-52 is 639 miles per hour at 20,700 feet, or a Mach number of 0.91, and cruising speed is 525 miles per hour. Mission radius is 4,480 miles with a weapons load of 10,000 pounds. Many other combinations of payload and range are, of course, possible. Range is, of course, greatly increased by in-flight refueling. ,, ,, Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1/100. Wingspan 22 1/4 inches, Length 19 inches.