RegularJoe@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago8 people died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base in Southern California, officials say.www.boston.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareLegianus@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 days agoOh shit, my bad. I thought one-wing bomber. This us a flying fortress, no? Put an edit on my original comment.
minus-squareTypotyper@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoNo. Flying fortress are the old old bomber from early cold war. They flew a lot in Vietnam. Slow slow planes. They also leave a black streak across the sky from the exhaust. B1B is supersonic with the moving wings B2 is subsonic one wing
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoThe B52 is the stratofortress. That might have been the source of confusion.
Oh shit, my bad. I thought one-wing bomber. This us a flying fortress, no? Put an edit on my original comment.
No. Flying fortress are the old old bomber from early cold war. They flew a lot in Vietnam. Slow slow planes. They also leave a black streak across the sky from the exhaust.
B1B is supersonic with the moving wings B2 is subsonic one wing
The B52 is the stratofortress. That might have been the source of confusion.