GOAT US Heavy Bomber?

GrundleStiltzkin

B-52 Stratofortress

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

B-36 was a great engineering "betcha we can" effort.

B-29 or B-52 is probably what I’d go with but a name like Peacemaker is pretty awesome.

6 turnin', four burnin' takes the absurd cake.

RaceBannon

B-52 Stratofortress

The original Peacemaker

GrundleStiltzkin

B-52 Stratofortress

RaceBannon said:

The original Peacemaker

Upset, teary and nearly hyperventilating

dnc

B-17 Flying Fortress

RaceBannon said:

The original Peacemaker

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

YellowSnow

B-29 Superfortress

RaceBannon said:

The original Peacemaker

God created all men. Sam Colt made them equal.

2 most iconic side arms of all time are both Colts.

YellowSnow

B-29 Superfortress

dnc said:

I am nothing if not a homer.

Built in South Seattle.

Most famous one they made is the Memphis Belle.

Like I could vote for anything else.

Swaye

B-2 Spirit

I meant to vote B-1 Lancer but clicked B-2 like an idiot. Every bomber on the list is cool as fuck.

dflea

B-52 Stratofortress

B-52 have dropped so much payload over the decades. I want bombs delivered, and those planes deliver bombs like nothing else ever built. Their service life alone puts them on the top of the heap for me.

BennyBeaver

F.O. Row Peter Puffer. you left off...

Which one of these in the stealth bomber?

YellowSnow

B-29 Superfortress

BennyBeaver said:

Which one of these in the stealth bomber?

The B-24

HHusky

B-17 Flying Fortress

B-17

My dad tells about Ray Eckmann visiting his alma mater, Lincoln High (Seattle), to encourage the kids fund raising to buy another B-17.

(In the archives of my elementary school is a photo of the jeep the kids funded: "This Bryant jeep puts Japs to sleep").

My schools never bought America a B-52.

pawz

dnc said:

RaceBannon said:

The original Peacemaker

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

There are no atheists in fox holes.

Just what I'm hearing. Don't twist.

BennyBeaver

F.O. Row Peter Puffer. you left off...

Can I change my vote to the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fucker)?

https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/inside-air-force-b52-training-mission/

Pitchfork51

B-36 Peacemaker

Peacemaker is a great name for something that rains death and destruction.

YellowSnow

B-29 Superfortress

Pitchfork51 said:

Peacemaker is a great name for something that rains death and destruction.

It never dropped a single bomb in anger. Its jerb was to keep the peace by never having to be utilized.

Logistics

YellowSnow said:

RaceBannon said:

The B 52 won the cold war

Lots of stuff won the cold war, but it played a key role.

People also forget the B-52 gave us? the 707 and things have never been the same since. Am I right @Logistics or am I right?

You are correct, sir. The 707 fuselage was also used for the development of the 727 and 737. Those two airframes were definitely very lucrative for the Boeing company.