[R-390] B52s (The airplane, not the rock band)

Barry n4buq at aol.com
Mon Jul 25 17:09:59 EDT 2005


I hope they don't need any #8-36 x 1/4" spline-drive set screws to keep them
running...

Barry - N4BUQ

> That B-29 has quite a history, and I'm sure many of our R-390(A)'s
> have quite a history, but get a load of this: The service life of
> existing B-52's is projected to last through nearly the year 2050.
>
> Wow.
>
> I mean, mind-blowingly wow.
>
> The current flying B-52's are mostly from 1960-1962.
>
> Our grandkids and great-grandkids and maybe great-great grandkids will
> be flying these BFUF's.
>
> Tim.



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