2009 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow - B-52H Stratofortress Arrival

[fixedgearforlife]

It's from Minot AFB.

[goldfalco]

you know it takes 60 seconds for the flaps to cycle, so to fully extend and retract the flaps, it would take 2 minutes.

[bassplaya1549]

Just wondering Steve is this on the DVD?

[JetMechMA]

Just for the record, the guy seen running along side the buff is probably the crew chief. It looked like they let him out along the taxiway and he cleared their path to the ramp. Poor planning on the part of airshow officials. They should have been better prepared. I'm sure the aircraft commander told them ahead of time to have his wingspan cleared and to have a follow-me truck to guid them in. But they adapted and had the Crew Chief jump out and guide them in. Jolly good show.

[JetMechMA]

@JetMechMA I don't know who that guy in dark clothes was who almost got sucked into the engines. Looked like an airshow official of some sort. Kinda wandering around out there getting in the crew chief's way. I think the Chief finally got his attention and waved him off. What kind of operation they run at that airport anyway?

[JetMechMA]

@JFSnow77 Well it won't dump on the ramp exactly....the reason they do it is so the Crew Chief can do a proper oil service immediately after shut down....which is the proper time to service them. Within 30 minutes of shut down. If they didn't scavenge the oil back into the tank, then when the Crew Chief serrvices oil he might over-service it...and at next engine run it would be vented overboard by however much he over-serviced it....very smoky and very messy...but no bigee.

[SoccerBoy77]

its certainly not everyday you see a B-52 at a Naval Air Station....awsome!

[Z0ne5ive]

I love this... and I remember seeing airshow volunteers pulling down a temporary fence once while a BUFF waited on the taxiway. Forgot about the training wheels, lol...

[Krust666777]

wow what a beasty they cant even park that thing! Great vid @11.28s stand by for ear destruction! wow!!!.

How many of these are still active in US Airforce?.The Australia Air force needs to buy some of these beasts!!!

[steveion]

one of my favorite bombers the b-52 is awsome i hope to see it fly sometime sincerly steve gerrick!

[saxonlight]

One of my all time favorite aircraft. Anyone know why they run up the engines just before shutdown? Is it kind of like putting a cars into idle?

[learning41230]

Incredible picture of power! Magnificant aircraft.

[bassplaya1549]

Man, that thing must be really hard to land and taxi with that gigantic wingspan

[airshowfansh]

I once heard a story of a B-52 arriving late for static display at Dayton MANY years back. It took the crew three hours to taxi to its parking spot because the wings, once they flexed down, would damage the taxiway lights. To counter this, the crew taxied, transferred fuel from one wing to another, and vice versa, until they got to their spot.

[pasley21]

I had heard a similar story at one of the airshows at Williams AFB ,me and my friend were told by the crew that its a tough runway to land on and and if the aircraft isn't centered perfectly they will hit the runway light ,which unfortunetly they did that year ;)

[bassplaya1549]

Wow, that's amazing

[JetMechMA]

@airshowfansh Sounds unlikely. very unlikely. The tip gear wheels only touch when the wings are full of fuel...which they would never be at an Airshow. Even with heavy fuel loads, the tip gear STILL don't touch. But with long range combat loads....you know, 240,000 pounds of fuel, yeah then the tip gear touch touch. I was a Crew Chief on B-52H and D models.

[fixedgearforlife]

@airshowfansh This is the reason why the Air Force built the runways at bomber bases wider and longer than commercial airport runways.

[carsrulewtcfela94]

why did they spool the engines before shutting them down?

[carsrulewtcfela94]

cool

[GulfCoastAirshows]

I saw this same B-52H fly over my house in Fort Walton Beach, he was doing touch and goes over at Eglin Air Force Base!

[usafisasome]

nice landing

[Anduko]

Love it.

[adfgfds]

Very nice