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 Dryden Home > Collections > Photo Home > B-52 Mothership > Photo # EC01-0223-1 |
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A newly arrived B-52H is seen here alongside NASA Dryden's venerable B-52 "B" model during its arrival ceremony on August 1, 2001. | |
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| Photo Number: | EC01-0223-1 | |
| Photo Date: | August 1, 2001 | |
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| Formats: | 524x480 JPEG Image (89 KBytes) 1117x1023 JPEG Image (476 KBytes) 3000x2750 JPEG Image (4,319 KBytes) |
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| Description: |
A newly arrived B-52H is seen here alongside NASA Dryden's venerable B-52 "B" model during its arrival ceremony on August 1, 2001.
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, received the "H" model B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on July 30, 2001. The B-52H will be used as an air-launch aircraft supporting NASA's flight research and advanced technology demonstration efforts. Dryden received the B-52H from the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bombardment Wing (Air Combat Command), located at Minot AFB, N.D. A USAF crew flew the aircraft to Dryden. The aircraft, USAF tail number 61-0025, will be loaned initially, then later transferred from the USAF to NASA. The B-52H is scheduled to leave Dryden Aug. 2 for de-militarization and Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma. The depot-level maintenance is scheduled to last about six months and includes a thorough maintenance and inspection process. Although the modifications were made, changes in NASA's aeronautical research goals left the B-52H with no near-term projects. |
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| NASA Photo by: | Tony Landis | |
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| Keywords: | B-52; H; B-52H; Stratofortress; 23rd Bomb Squadron; 5th Bombardment Wing; Air Combat Command; Minot AFB; 61-0025; Tinker Air Force Base; Oklahoma; B-52B; 008; arrival ceremony | |
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