B-52 Stratofortress / 69th Bomb Squadron

Boeing B-52H 69th Bomb Squadron airplane model. This magnificent B-52 Stratofortress / 69th Bomb Squadron model is the perfect way to commemorate your favorite aircraft. Cast in intricate detail from quality materials, this intricate model is sure to inspire awe and admiration. Bring the grandeur of the B-52 into your home today!

The B-52 BUFF [Big Ugly Fat Fellow] is the primary nuclear bomber in the USAF inventory. It provides the only Air Launch Cruise Missile carriage in the USAF. The B-52 also provides theater CINCs with a long-range strike capability. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet (15,000 meters). It can carry nuclear or conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability.

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.