Still getting this information from the June 16th Chicago Tribune which ran a full page on bombers and the new Phantom Ray drone bomber. It was on their FOCUS page "Focus the next U.S. Bomber: A bomber-bidding dogfight?"
I got the information from recent posts from the graphics "Bigger, faster, stronger: 92 years of the bomber. This info comes from the bottom of the page "Bomber specs through the years."
EARLY AIRCRAFT
MARTIN MB-2
Wingspan: 74 feet
First Year: 1920
Top Speed: 98 mph
Range: 400 miles
Engines: 2 radial
Ceiling: 7,700 feet
Crew: 4
B-17 FLYING FORTRESS
Wingspan: 104 feet
First Year: 1935
Top Speed: 287 mph
Range: 2000 miles
Engines: 4 radial
Ceiling: 35,600 feet
Crew: 9
CURRENT FLEET:
B-52 STRATOFORTRESS
744 built, 85 still in service
Wingspan: 185 feet
First year: 1952
Top speed: 650 mph
Engines: 8
Ceiling: 50,000 feet
Crew: 5
Three More to Come. --DaCoot
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