Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/XB-52-Stratofortress-on-Tarmac-2F3XC5OB5I2.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarXB-52 Pilot SeatHead-on view of Boeing XB-52 on Test FlightXB-52 Stratofortress in New Flight Test HangarXB-52 in Boeing Flight Test HangarXB-52 Stratofortress at the Boeing Flight Test HangarXB-52 Stratofortress at the Boeing Flight Test HangarB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test HangarB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test HangarKC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test HangarView AllView more with similar tones XB-52 Stratofortress on TarmacSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The original XB-52 design, selected by the Army Air Forces in 1946, was for a straight-wing, six-engine, propeller-powered heavy bomber. On Oct. 21, 1948, Boeing Chief Engineer Ed Wells and his design team were in Dayton, Ohio, when the Air Force's chief of bomber development told them to scrap the propellers and come up with an all-jet bomber. Over the following weekend, in a Dayton hotel room, the team designed a new eight-engine jet bomber, still called the B-52, made a scale model out of balsa wood and prepared a 33-page report. This effort impressed the Air Force's Air Material Command, and the design was approved.BI222231 (p12362)Maximum size:2889px × 2278px (~18 MB)9.6in × 7.5in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1950s-airplanes-B-52 Stratofortress (Model 464)-bombers-copy space-day-exteriors-full body views-gray skies-ground shots-historic production status-jets-left front views-military-military livery-monoplanes-photos-prototypes-runways-tarmac-taxiing-text-unpainted-XB-52 StratofortressRelated Photo/Videos:View All
