Boeing B-52G Stratofortress Minimum Interval Take Off (MITO)

[nev594]

@pobinr Yeah it's easy now to look back in hindsight and point out mistakes the US has made. I'm not just some red neck right wing yahoo; but the fact of the matter is - those planes have been defending your ungrateful ass for 57 years! Yes they're quite lovely!

[MEGA195]

No need for GPS back in those days... just follow the smoke trail back!!

[pobinr]

To think those very same planes then went on to slaughter 100 of thousands of innocent people carpet bombing Hanoi & Laos. Lovely eh. All in the name of freedom & democracy & the average American really believes it. Unbelievable !

[pobinr]

ha ha you can hear the echo of the studio

[jetdriverbr]

Only the first B52 had a VFR departure.

[VicariousReality7]

Water made black smoke?

[viperjet9038]

This is a Gathering of Eagles

[pmvitale]

I miss the old 1505 uniforms.

[twoZJs]

These engines are turbojets (early buffs) after the turbofans came out on the newer models did not smoke. After the aircraft got to a safe altitude the smoking ceased. Cruising altitudes, when one would see the con-trails. That was typical on all early '60's multi-engine passenger planes too.

52s did not use 'jeto' bottle assist for take-offs as sometimes the B-47s and C-130s.

[1256giff]

Those at most a B52D. With J57-43WB engines, that means its a Pratt and Whitney J57 model 43 water injected Bomber engine. The excessive black smoke is from the water and air combine to blow out dirt from inside the engine, it comes out black because it was heated to a very high temperature. There is nothing secret about that its called 1950's technology.

[chemikuss1]

extensive air pollution !

[FylthyBeest]

@chemikuss1 That "air pollution" kept people alive.

[Warriorwulf77]

Those aren't the engines. Those are the takeoff assist jets.

[KC9UBR]

@Warriorwulf77 B-52's were not routinely equipt with RATO assist. This IS pure engine smoke. I once watched this kind of a thing happen at Offet AFB. I think it's called a sorty surge. Practice to launch everything if a nulcear war started. KC-135 tankers at other locations were going the same to refuel the buffs asap so the could head for the north pole. Operational B52's on standby there were part of operation "chromedome"

[twoZJs]

@Warriorwulf77 Wrong! (you are thinking of take-off assist rocket bottles) that is the true exhaust for the engine of the times. Then the turbofan engines were introduced w/more power, fuel efficient, cleaner air.

[FylthyBeest]

@Warriorwulf77 Wrong you are. B-52s were not Jet Assisted Takeoff (JATO) equipped. Those were water injected engines. Same smoke that came out of early Boeing 707s.

[grandisleme]

i remember seeing this for real at loring afb when i was a kid

[bernard240vdc]

ah ah ah this is the good old days when you did not worry about enverrimental pollution man look at those engines smoke at max power i guess at cruise they might of smoked less anyway in the war buseness one does not worry about the envirement mucht look at movies showing ww2 destroyers at top speed their funnels belching solid black smoke and also movies showing old steam locomotives at full power too

[adauto3000]

What a lot of smoke!!! Wasting and wasting gas...

[FylthyBeest]

@adauto3000 Really? That spent fuel kept millions alive.

[pacidessi]

Why not do this at Heathrow?

[robert1116592]

poor rock..smoking killed him....to many fags...

[FylthyBeest]

@robert1116592 That was really bad.  Good but, bad. Excellent humor.

[AudieHolland]

Once the bombers had cleared the airfield, it was vaporized by a 1 megatonne Soviet warhead that dropped 30 km in the distance.

And World War 3 really kicked off.

[PangeaSpreads]

Old bombers used to burn coal before jet fuel was introduced :)

[CRQ5508]

I think most ground crew who were around when a wing of B52s took off wish they were that quiet. Those things sure earned their nickname BUFF.

[cybermarsactual]

Very exciting. Thanks.

[pnrpledrago]

like old school diesel truck

[godzillasdad]

@pnrpledrago  You're right about the diesel !!!!

[warjacare]

Airplanes with Diesel engines

[lcslim55]

好多黑烟啊...

[ChevyBM]

waddup powersmoke!

[MrUAV100]

I'm surprised at the spacing between take off as I thought the wake turbulence would be a serious problem there.

[Barnekkid]

@MrUAV100 Wake turbulence is for sissies.

[dipinbx]

Dizel.

[godzillasdad]

@dipinbx  DIESEL

[richfilmswales]

MPG on that????

[rvhawkeye]

the enemy is scared shitless of these

[artuurroo124]

Polisch school!!! Not russian!!!We have the best pilots in the world!

[SaberTanker22]

man it most be overwhelming to be 10 feet form the B-52s zipping by.

[Indogyearsimdead]

Strange...they take off nose first instead of tail first like they do today.

[nucleartactician]

@Indogyearsimdead B-52s have immense lift from those wings they literally pop into the air instead of taking off nose-up.

[fnlrun]

@Indogyearsimdead 52's always rotated on the nose gear first then lifted off.

[Indogyearsimdead]

@fnlrun

Yes sir that is correct, but they always seem to have their tail in the air first whether taking off or landing.

An Air Force veteran I know said this is because they are empty.

If you look at the videos here you'll see what I mean.

[LaFranceSouiller]

FAP lol

[Ruckweiler73]

This is Rod Taylor and Rock Hudson in the early '60s movie "Bombers B-52" which I saw in an Army post theater at Schofield Barracks, HI as a kid.

[jbwillson]

@Ruckweiler73 No, this movie is "A Gathering of Eagles." "Bombers B-52" was made in the early 50's and starred Karl Malden, Efrem Zimbalist, and Natalie Wood.

[TheVacc139]

@Ruckweiler73 .... Just watched "Bombers B-52 (1957)" on Netflix... that film had Karl Malden in it as a Line Chief out at Castle AFB when they were transitioning from B-47s to B-52s. I think the Rod Taylor / Rock Hudson clip here is from "A Gathering of Eagles (1963)"

[AndreiTupolev]

Were they trying to make us believe that they really were standing that close to the runway, and they only had to raise their voices slightly?!

[Lefteris74]

after the fifth t/o they die from cancer...

[kevatcrewe]

If only I could experience this first hand!

[brssgirl]

A_Gathering_of_Eagles film



[brssgirl]

isn't that Rock Hudson at left?

is this clip from a film that never made it acroos the Atlantic?

[WingNuts2010]

The first stealth aircraft? Nothing behind would see these due to the smoke, but then again most aircraft from that era pumped out plenty.

[wahoowahoo777]

wow your not suppost to have covers on the flight line. in civilian words this means, no hats on the run way. these two are breaking an important safety hazard.

[RomarioUA1]

Diezel or charcoal?)

[bikerbob2005]

water injection is cause of the black smoke it cools the intake charge making more hp. The b-52 G each engine was 250,000 hp x 8.

[akmAficionado]

I don't know, do they have B-52's in South Dakota? Anyway, we were on vacation and traveling west on the freeway (I-90?) and I watched a B-52 takeoff right over the damn freeway but from about 2 miles away. Neat! Then I thought, what if?? OH YES, could it be? Will it happen?? Sure 'nough it did!!!!!

As we got to the point of take off, a B-52 took off directly overhead, about 200 feet up. I quickly rolled down the windows. Kids were crying, wife was screaming! It was fucking AWESOME!!!

[Blahblobify]

@akmAficionado

Ellsworth AFB out of Rapid City was a B-52 base, now has B-1's, but I'm sure Buffs still take-off and land there occasionally.

I was a B-52 EWO and stationed there 30+ years ago.

[jackrdooable]

@Blahblobify Hey Old Crow...glad to see a few of us are still kickin. Hollywood kills me. What nimrod stands off to side of the active. Any Blytheville E'Dubs out there? Capt Otto, B-ville/Eaker 84-88, Castle 88-92.

[Manlezl]

The dream of all spotters....

[rusher80]

POLLUTION MAKERS

[TheJasperkitty]

Standing in a sound stage (with echo) next to a screen of bombers taking off. Love the wing wagging pantomime. Any pilot would know about wake turbulence. Like watching TV news reporters try to show us how smart they are.

[Postie218]

Back in the day when this was filmed, this was a SITO, not MITO as they call it now.

[monkeyboy4746]

CUT!, CUT!, the shot was too dark, we didn't get Rock's face well, let's go for another take.

[xHurrendous]

@somorgojo You need to stop believing everything you see/hear in the media. Yes, the ice caps are melting, but water also re freezes over. It's just like summer and winter, the arctic has it aswell. And yes the CO2 levels are rising which means not all the UV rays can escape, but use your head, if they can't escape, then some of them also cant get in lol. Just think a little man. The world is warming up, but its a cycle, it's happened many times before. Youre just being brain washed. Think more.

[folypers]

@xHurrendous The problem is that there are huge quantitites of methane gas entrapped in permafrost, and methane gas is a thousand times more effective than good ol' CO2.

And dude, CO2 has nothing to do with UV rays. There's no use in 'thinking a little' if you don't know shit about climate change ;)

[xHurrendous]

@folypers i didnt say there was a global warming problem? LOL?

[MSJDesign]

@xHurrendous This is absolutely true.

[1974SuperBeetle]

Demineralized water was injected into the intake side to make about 12,000 lbs thrust per engine for the first two minutes of take-off (11,000 without water). It was used above 40F for bombers and when heated, could be used down to 20F for Tankers. We did MITOs at 12 seconds between tankers and 15 seconds behind a bomber. FYI - KC-135A/Q wet take-offs producted 165 db noise, the loudest plane in AF inventory. NKAWTG - Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas.

[hundvonkrieg]

Back when the USAF was steam powered, planes were metal, and men were men...sadly the women..were also men

[jackrdooable]

@hundvonkrieg We had a Blonde Hottie Toad pilot at Eaker. Sitting Alert with her was fun. She married some FedEx DC-10 driver.

[hundvonkrieg]

@jackrdooable I believe it. I've already met some beautiful woman aviators and I'm just now getting through the initial phases of training.

[kingforchion]

@somorgojo ur talkin about ppl readin before u speak i didnt say anything about 50 years i clearly stated 20,000 years and so wat were makin the earth a lil wormer so wat its not gonna have a big effect on the earth

[calmatosport]

Its strange because steam or water is added to open flames to make them burn without visible carbon emissions. In this case it looks like it makes the combustion a lot worse.

[Alexandros2004]

which movie is that?

[Larwenful]

@Alexandros2004 'A Gathering of Eagles' (1963)

[czasamitrudno]

Not really an EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle)...

[squadman33]

They smoke as much as russian planes!!

[pagosa1040]

when i was a kid we saw and HEARD that all the time day or nite. not just when they were overhead but  fr idle to 20 miles down range. we lived 7 miles fr the runway [griffiss afb]. mito, sonic blasts, low pass. life at a sac base during the cold war. i got a kick out of it. now i cant stand to hear the neighbors dog bark.

[colindominy]

Beautiful footage. Very exciting to watch .. this was a great movie .. made that much better thanks to the inclusion of Rod Taylor, that fabulous Aussie internationally-reknowned actor of the 1960s.

[basschaser96]

poor ice caps

[rinatys]

А Что ? - они на угле работают ???

[conteroba]

fucking black smoke!

[eatshatndie]

Check!

[scuds03]

needs a smog check

[shafi11pk]

i don't smoke that much

[idak12]

He's a hard drinking fast flying homasexual kind of guy.... ok. That's ok with me as long as he can bomb the fuck out of distant enemy when those politicians and generals decide who we should hate this week, he's ok with me.

[mejus16]

global fucking warming takeoff

[CRsBeem]

@mejus16 These were some of the original aircraft. The newer, "contemporary" B-5s have fanjets that are more fuel efficient.

[kingforchion]

@mejus16 global warming is more natural causes then human causes it is a cycly just like the ice age it gets warmer then colder right now we are at the peek of the global warming but in about 20,000 years i will start to begin another iceage

[leightonkp]

@mejus16 shut you fucking pussy lay down for the commies will you

[foamulator]

@mejus --- Global COOLING you mean. Particle soot cools the earth, not warms it. There is ,,however CO2 gas which is a greenhouse gas that retains heat in the lower atmosphere.

[sbd45acp]

Rock Hudson is SO GAY.... ....Ooops,was

[ChamplainDivision]

Please disregard my previous video response. Search for a video titled Global Shield. Shows what B-52Gs really sound like. I doubt there would have been any way the two men could have heard each other talk under those conditions on the edge of the runway. I can't help thinking the dialog was pre -taped and dubbed/blended in because the real sound of those Buffs doesn't have that ringing sound.

[treksevestro]

You can smell the fumes !

[carlocarlofly]

Perfct take off !!!!!!

[boomerbrat54]

This footage was shot at Beale AFB, CA, ca. 1961. My dad was stationed there at the time this film, "A Gathering of Eagles," was being shot.

[mytmousemalibu]

Beautiful!

[PROTEK123]

You sure its not Top Gun ????

[sentrymechanic]

Correction... this movie is A gathering of Eagles

[north005]

Isn't SAC the movie with the B-47s?

[north005]

what movie is that?

[delamoursbassace]

I think its SAC.

[2U0F1O2]

Thats brutal! looks like WW3..

[DoctorDreh1988]

full of smoke...

[myrmecia1977]

Low alt full juce - what else can you expect for the late 50's?

[IC2720]

B52's use de-ionized water at take off to add thrust. That's why you get the extra black smoke

[YukkiHabiki]

@IC2720

located post fuel nozzle, when it hits the hot exhaust, the water vaporizes and expands, creating additional thrust.. B52's with 60 seconds of glory, the KC-135A had 120 seconds worth. I believe the D model was the last to use Water injection.

[Blahblobify]

@YukkiHabiki

No until the H models fanjet engines came along all the previous models used water injection.

[mrsds44th]

@IC2720 actually it was demineralized water.

[billylekid1969]

@IC2720 Why de-ionized water and in what conditions?

[GottJukrapun]

@billylekid1969 - water added more power since it contains Oxygen. WEP has long been used in fighter, just add mist of water!

[eifeldude1]

@IC2720 I think you meant to say Demineralised water from the A/S32 A-2 Water truck. I used to work on those water trucks when i was in the Air Force