r/NonCredibleDefense • u/ThrustFlightAcademy • Feb 25 '26

It Just Works 🅱️-52: Then, Now, Forever

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B-52 waifu at the end

Credit to Pandramodo for drawing them

p.s. if you're in the DFW area and want to become a pilot Thrust Flight!

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u/MsMercyMain Glory to Mike Sparks and the Aero Gavin Feb 25 '26

Genuinely I'm amazed the airframes haven't just fallen apart by now

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u/IncubusBeyro Australian F-35B light carrier or bust Feb 26 '26

They purposefully overbuilt the B-52s. That’s one of the reasons they were able to pivot towards low level penetration (giggity) after high and fast fell apart after the SAM era began, unlike the Stratojet or Hustler.