B-52 Stratofortress Aircraft Art Gallery.

Here is a list of books covering the USAF 's Oldest bomber in the Air Force inventory.  The B-52 Stratofortress has been in service for over 40 years.  The electronics have been upgraded, there have been other modifications but the basic aircraft has never been changed.  Yet, the B-52 Stratofortress is still in front line service. One day I went to Mather Air Force Base in Sacramento and took a close look at the SAC B-52's.  The interesting thing that I noticed is that the fuselage, just forward of the wing, was wrinkled with about twelve inch high waves in the skin.  To me this was incredible, but after talking to a B-52 pilot, he told me that when the wings have a load on them all of the wrinkles come out.
Please Note:  The specifications on this page are only for a single model of this airplane.