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B-52 bombers will finally ditch their 1960s engines this year as Boeing begins modifying the first two jets into the B-52J

Why the engines had to go The TF33-PW-103 is a product of late-1950s turbofan technology. It was already mature when the last ...
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Improving the Efficiency of Engines for Large Nonfighter Aircraft

The GE CF34-10 is a new commercial engine suitable for B-52 re-engining that was not considered in the re-engining studies referred to above. It is close to the same diameter as the TF33, so that an ...
AOL

The Real Reason the B-52 Never Switched to Four Engines

The iconic B-52 Stratofortress carries eight jet engines for a straightforward reason rooted in history. When the aircraft was conceived in the late nineteen forties, engine technology simply could ...
The National Interest

Boeing Awarded $2 Billion Contract for B-52 Engine Replacement

The new upgrade package—on top of an existing $2.6 billion contract with UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce—will keep the B-52 bombers flying indefinitely into the future. The United States Air Force ...