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Overview | ||||
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| Name | B-52 Stratofortress | Tu-95 Bear | B-2 Spirit | |
| Category | Bomber | Bomber | Strategic Bomber | |
| Country / Origin | ||||
| Manufacturer | Boeing Military Airplane Co. | Tupolev Design Bureau | Northrop Grumman Corp. | |
| Service Period | 1955 – Present | 1956 – Present | 1997 – Present | |
Technical Specifications | ||||
| Crew | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| Cruise Missiles | air-launched cruise missiles | Kh-55, Kh-101 | AGM-129 ACM, AGM-131 SRAM 2 | |
| Engines | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| First Flight | - | - | 17 July 1989 | |
| Fleet Size | 76 B-52H (58 active duty, 18 Reserve) | - | 19 in service (21 built) | |
| Height | 12.4 m | - | 5.18 m (17 ft) | |
| Internal Bay | true | true | true | |
| Length | 48.5 m | - | 21.0 m (69 ft) | |
| Max Payload Kg | 31751 | - | 18000 | |
| Max Speed Kmh | 1000 | 925 | 1010 | |
| Max Speed Mach | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.95 | |
| Max Takeoff Weight | 219,600 kg | - | - | |
| Max Takeoff Weight Kg | - | - | 152,600 kg (336,500 lb) | |
| Nuclear Capable | true | true | true | |
| Powerplant | 8 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofans, 17,000 lbf each | - | 4 × GE F118-GE-100 non-afterburning turbofans, 77 kN (17,300 lbf) each | |
| Range Km | 14160 | 12550 | 11000 | |
| Service Ceiling M | 15240 | 12000 | 15200 | |
| Stealth | false | false | true | |
| Total Built | 744 (1952–1962) | - | - | |
| Unit Cost | US$84 million (FY2012 dollars) | - | ~US$1.157 billion per aircraft (FY1998 program dollars) | |
| Wingspan | 56.4 m | - | 52.4 m (172 ft) | |