• The B-52’s First Flight: From Future Failure to Living Legend

    The B‑52 nearly died multiple times before it flew. Early turboprop designs weren’t better than the B‑36, so in 1948 Col. Pete Warden forced Boeing to switch to an all‑jet concept. Boeing redesigned the aircraft over one frantic weekend, creating the jet‑powered layout we recognize today.

  • ERDC helps breathe new life into Boeing B-52 aircraft

    A team of engineers and technical experts from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently helped AFLCMC accomplish their tasks for the B-52H Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP).

  • B-52 parts to be used in research, modernization and innovation efforts

    A B-52H bomber, tail number 61-0009, in non-flyable status at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) here, was recently taken out of storage and is expected to be towed to the Pima Air & Space Museum off base, where its wings, fuselage, and horizontal stabilizer will be