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minus-squareJohnDClaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 days agoThey’re the only planes that can carry the biggest bunker buster massive ordinance penetrator.
minus-squarepiccololinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·2 days agoThe B52 can carry it. But the trick is being able to carry it and not get shot down.
minus-squareHiggs boson@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-22 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-squarepiccololinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 day 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-squarestoicmaverick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoSo, what I hear you saying, is that it can’t carry it?
minus-squarepiccololinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·1 day agoAnything is possible with enough zipties.
minus-squareJohnDClaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThey did some testing with it, but I don’t think it is fully qualified.
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They’re the only planes that can carry the biggest bunker buster massive ordinance penetrator.
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.
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