...and Evan thinks the 737 has seen it's day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHdIRwKtnig
(Gross feel-good, promotional film by Verbie and Bradlee.)
PS: I would THINK the great engineers would change this to a four-engine aircraft???
B-52, It keeps going and going...
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B-52, It keeps going and going...
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Re: B-52, It keeps going and going...
From a pure thrust perspective you could probably get away with two, although there are a number of reasons not to. (e.g. rudder authority) However, moving to four seems necessary to get most of the touted advantages. If nothing else, to get the efficiency improvements you want a high-bypass design and that's just not going to fit in the existing 8-way nacelles. Also, all else being equal having 4 engines instead of 8 gives roughly twice the dispatch reliability...
Re: B-52, It keeps going and going...
Would you care to explain that? Do you mean making it a twin?From a pure thrust perspective you could probably get away with two, although there are a number of reasons not to. (e.g. rudder authority
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Re: B-52, It keeps going and going...
Hell. why not with one? Just stick a Saturn rocket or some such on its back (3MT-style) and off you go!From a pure thrust perspective you could probably get away with two...
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Why not zero? It would make a really badass glider, considerably decrease maintenance costs and points of failure and, more importantly, eliminate the risk of stupid pilots monkeying with the power levers.Hell. why not with one? Just stick a Saturn rocket or some such on its back (3MT-style) and off you go!From a pure thrust perspective you could probably get away with two...
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Re: B-52, It keeps going and going...
Explanation: Ocelot said, "From a pure thrust standpoint"Would you care to explain that? Do you mean making it a twin?From a pure thrust perspective you could probably get away with two, although there are a number of reasons not to. (e.g. rudder authority
Context matters.
In that context- (that, and Flyboy's suggestion) makes sense.
...and yes, Ocelot is saying that there are engines out there with enough thrust where two would propel a B-52...I don't doubt that...
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Re: B-52, It keeps going and going...
And just for reference, here's a photo of one:
![Image](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/02/14/us/14xp-united2/14xp-united2-blog427.jpg)
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![Image](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/02/14/us/14xp-united2/14xp-united2-blog427.jpg)
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
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Re: B-52, It keeps going and going...
Yes; the existing eight engines add up to less than two of those PW4077s.
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Re: B-52, It keeps going and going...
Less thrust or less explosiveness?Yes; the existing eight engines add up to less than two of those PW4077s.
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Re: B-52, It keeps going and going...
That would look great on that B-52 where the tail fell off!And just for reference, here's a photo of one:
[A jetphoto with much background clutter and windowframe clutter in the foreground, a human interest person with his head totally blocked, unsharpened, poorly lit, and etc...but definitely a unique and special configuration, therefore acceptable... ]
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