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minus-square@piccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish8•4 days agoThe B52 can carry it. But the trick is being able to carry it and not get shot down.
minus-squareHiggs bosonlinkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-24 days agoWell no, not really. Due to its size and weight, the Northrop B-2 Spirit strategic bomber is currently the only U.S. aircraft in-service that can carry the bomb.
minus-square@piccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish8•4 days agoThe B52 payload capacity is 70,000lbs. The GBU-57 is 30,000 lbs. So B52 can easily carry two. (After all, the b52 was built to carry nukes half way around the globe). They arent configured to carry it simply because its a slow, big target.
minus-square@stoicmaverick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•4 days agoSo, what I hear you saying, is that it can’t carry it?
minus-square@piccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish8•4 days agoAnything is possible with enough zipties.
minus-square@JohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•4 days agoThey did some testing with it, but I don’t think it is fully qualified.
The B52 can carry it. But the trick is being able to carry it and not get shot down.
Well no, not really.
The B52 payload capacity is 70,000lbs. The GBU-57 is 30,000 lbs. So B52 can easily carry two. (After all, the b52 was built to carry nukes half way around the globe). They arent configured to carry it simply because its a slow, big target.
So, what I hear you saying, is that it can’t carry it?
Anything is possible with enough zipties.
They did some testing with it, but I don’t think it is fully qualified.