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Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
B-52H · Length
Single source159 ft 4 in (48.5 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | Sukhoi Su-33 |
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| Type | Strategic heavy bomber[source] | Carrier-based air superiority fighter with multirole capabilities[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing[source] | Sukhoi , Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
21.19 m (69 ft 6 in)[source]
wing folded
Single source7.40 m (24 ft 3 in) wing folded[source]
Empty; B-52H · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; B-52H · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; B-52H · Max takeoff weight
Single source185,000 lb (83,250 kg)[source]
265,000 lb (120,000 kg)[source]
488,000 lb (221,323 kg)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Gross weight
Single sourceB-52H · Combat range
Single source8,800 mi (14,200 km, 7,600 nmi)[source]
B-52H · 8 × Pratt & Whitney TF33 -P-3/103 turbofans thrust each
Single source8 × Pratt & Whitney TF33 -P-3/103 turbofans , 17,000 lbf (76 kN) thrust each[source]
2 × Saturn AL-31F3 afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourcewith afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-31F3 afterburning turbofan engines, 74.5 kN (16,700 lbf) thrust each dry, 125.5 kN (28,200 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source]
| Primary users | United States Air Force NASA (historical)[source] | — |
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| Number built | 744[source] | 24 built total[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1952–1962[source] | 1987–1999[source] |
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| Introduction date | February 1955[source] | 31 August 1998 (official)[source] |
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| First flight | 15 April 1952 ( 1952-04-15 )[source] | 17 August 1987 ( 1987-08-17 )[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 312,197 lb (141,610 kg), 47,975 US gal (181,610 L; 39,948 imp gal)[source] | 9,500 kg (20,900 lb) internal[source] |
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| Guns | 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan cannon originally mounted in a remote-controlled tail turret on the H-model, removed in 1991 from all operational aircraft.[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Airfoil | NACA 63A219.3 mod root, NACA 65A209.5 tip[source] | — |
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| Zero-lift drag coefficient | 0.0119 (estimated)[source] | — |
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| Drag area | 47.60 sq ft (4.42 m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Aspect ratio | 8.56[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 120 lb/sq ft (586 kg/m 2 )[source] | 483 kg/m 2 (99 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.31[source] | 0.83[source] |
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| Lift-to-drag ratio | 21.5 (estimated)[source] | — |
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| Bombs | Approximately 70,000 lb (32,000 kg) mixed ordnance; bombs, mines, missiles, in various configurations.[source] | RBK-500 cluster bomb Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Russian Navy[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Variant | — | Shenyang J-15[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 12 × external hardpoints with a capacity of up to 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) of ordnance, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-27 R/ER/T/ET 4 × R-73 E Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Kh-41 Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-25 MP Kh-31 P Bombs: RBK-500 cluster bomb Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 8[source] |
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| Landing speed | — | 240 km/h (150 mph; 130 kn)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-27 R/ER/T/ET 4 × R-73 E Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Kh-41 Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-25 MP Kh-31 P[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight