Tornado Vs B-52 Stratofortress
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2024
- Keep-in-mind, that this B-52, is an actual aircraft. Stripped of engines, weapons, and avionics. Still the very same airframe flying today, that originally flew in 1958!! Now that's American engineering quality. So this memorial aircraft, is a little lighter, yet was anchored to the ground, the wind conveniently relocating it.
Yip. As Chuck Yeager, would say: "Ya really augered-in." The B-52 was mounted on a slight hill. The tornado(an F-2 strength) of July 16th, 2024 with winds topping 130 mph), began on Muck Road and ended on Griffiss Airport. The damage to the immortal B-52, is intense. Engines are damaged. Landing gear has punctured through the wing. A fuel tank on the wing has been damaged. Landing gear has been twisted. You can visibly notice the long drag marks. The aircraft was originally facing south. Now it faces west.
The Mohawk Valley named B-52, is owned by the United states Air Force. Maintained by the U.S. Air Force Museum, located at Wright-Patterson air force base, in Ohio.
A crane will be needed. May I suggest the Air Force, use the services of Rig All company, from Frankfort, NY, currently removing the damaged roof of the Presbyterian Church, in the Copper City. What's a few thousand-dollars to repair a memorial, compared to the hundreds-of-millions spent buying a single aircraft?
Good that it didn't get worse damaged than that. At 3:15 engines are numbered from left to right but you're looking from the front so that's engines no. 7 and 8.
Great observation. Roger that.
Instead of worrying about a plane how bout getting ppl displaced by a freak tornado into homes instead of concern about a plane?
You sound quite old. I would have to believe taking away social security and all the years you contributed to it would wake you up to your Republican Party. Some will never learn.. SMH 🤔
What? Old? Nope. Take away SS? Well, if you're a prudent citizen, you'll have a pension and IRA, and not be concerned about SS. If you're on welfare/foodstamps, you're concerned about nothing. If ya vote based souly on the color of skin and ethnicity, ya really have problems.