Comments on: Can You Transport A B-52 Bomber On An Aircraft Carrier?

By: Navy4life

Navy4life — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:41:07 +0000

This breaks a few U.S. Navy rules, and I don’t see how it would be authorized. Air Craft Carriers must unload ALL jets 50 miles before the carrier docks anywhere. How could jets take off with a huge B-52 bomber on the deck? So yeah, photoshop for the win.

By: Sagar Karvande

Sagar Karvande — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:34:09 +0000

Well looking at the bright side,,,, one should appreciate the effort made by this guy,, not for the Photoshop ! ! “”yes that is note worthy too !!
but its nothing compare to the story he put up together…..
transport of a transport, fuel tank cleaning in Beirut, Lebanon, coustom modified bladder system with C130 spares for bladderless B-52
awesome, , , ,
Sagar Karvande

By: Vetran CF-118 pilot

Vetran CF-118 pilot — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:38:45 +0000

Um well like ex carrierman said those are F/A-18′s not F-14′s. F-14′s are whats in top gun. And also thats not how F-18′s are normaly on deck and I can say that since I’ve been flying them for 15 years in the RCAF! (Royal Canadian Air Force)

By: maddog1017

maddog1017 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:47:40 +0000

First as a former B-52G/H Crew Chief (maintainer) this photo is truly a fake. One a buff would just in-flight refuel it way home. would not be anywere in the Med for maintenance ever. also the tip gear do not case any shadow. the area where the main landing gear doors are at have been heavily pixeled so you can’t see that they are not open. this picture is of an aircraft flying. The wings on a Buff do sit rather close to the ground when full of fuel, but when empty they are higher off the ground. usual when a jeep co-pilot transfers fuel after landing they will have one wing higher than the other. also the F-14s are on the fantail of the carrier if u look hard enough or zoom in you can see them. they kind of stand out to any aircraft buff like me.

my name was my call sign and aircraft tail number.

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By: Faisal Salauddin Mahin/Maheen

Faisal Salauddin Mahin/Maheen — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:54:44 +0000

Its true to me yes we can use a gantric crane to put a b-52 over a carrier but its should be almots in the middle of the carrier.

By: magicmanwon

magicmanwon — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:56:17 +0000

I have been to Beirut several times….. google maps and you will see no airports near water…… I was Navy flight deck, most all aircraft would be parked ass over the side. How many other thingies do I see wrong with this pic. Many but then again Im an old salt. IYAOYAS

By: Ex-carrierman

Ex-carrierman — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:57:53 +0000

Um, maybe the self-styled expert who made the comment about F-14′s should have his eyesight checked; granted, the picture isn’t too clear, but having spent some years on a supercarrier WITH F-14′s, I’d have to call the planes clustered around the bomber F/A-18′s. Especially check the wing-fusalage angle at the leading edge.

By: jerry

jerry — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:37:16 +0000

you for goto mention one thing. that catapult is by no means capable of launching a b-52 eriod but good phototshop work

By: Ravenwood

Ravenwood — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:50:27 +0000

SatanicFudge is right. The premise itself is absurd. Why divert a carrier and her thousands of crew on a mission best suited for a cargo ship.

When the USS Cole was attached in Yemen, we lifted the entire ship onto a cargo vessel and brought it home. By comparison, moving a B-52 would be easy.

By: SatanicFudge

SatanicFudge — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:18:27 +0000

Is no one going to say anything about the obvious stupidity of the picture!!
I mean people note that it is a fabrication, but goddanm!

By: Ryan K

Ryan K — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:02:57 +0000

Also, on review…

The B52H wings ‘sag’ while on the ground. The shadow from this aircraft looks like the wing is the same height as the fusalage all of the way accross. If the wings were closer to the ground at the tips, the shadows would be less distance from the aircraft. This is an obvious drop shadow of the aircraft layer in a program like Photoshop.

By: Ryan K

Ryan K — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:58:23 +0000

As an experienced aircrew of the B52H, I must say, excellent observations. Despite the obvious fabrication of this picture, let me clear up a few things:

- The wing and main tanks on the B52 are, in fact, wet, meaning no bladders.
- All depot level maintenance on the B52 is done in Oklahoma.
- Tank cleaning is not required except during depot level overhaul.
- If 1 tank of 7 was damaged, repair the tank, or fly home with 5 or 6 tanks.
- Prior B52 measurement were accurate and plane is not to scale.
– B52 would not be unstable in deck winds. It is not tied off and would ‘lean’.

By: Whocares

Whocares — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:29:32 +0000

the plane would be unstable anyway because of the winds on the aircraft carrier……..

By: Greg Snyder

Greg Snyder — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:50:21 +0000

I was on that cruise. We had waffles for breakfast and BUFF-alo Wings for dinner.
One of the B52 crewdogs managed to impregnate a female sailor who later was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for her wounds. He was taken off of flight status for poor eyesight and bad judgment!

By: Jim Robertson

Jim Robertson — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:54:59 +0000

Either fly the replacement bladders to the disabled plane, or if it will fly at all w/
substitute bladders, arrange for sufficient in-flight refueling to fly the thing where
it needs to go for full repairs.

By: Cliff D.

Cliff D. — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:08:12 +0000

There is and was no J model B-52. The H was the last.

By: Paul G

Paul G — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:48:02 +0000

Agree with all (yes, Buff still active) – especially technically obvious like size and having a carrier useless in the Mediterranean – right next to Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Syria. I don’t think so. A sitting duck. Also, there are no references anywhere on google or on Nimitz web site as all crews proud of their achievements. Very good job of photoshop work – makes you thing many times before believing a photo!

By: Tom B

Tom B — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:02:39 +0000

Jim G. is not correct. We did destroy a certain number of B-52′s in conjunction with the SALT treaty of 1991, but not all of them. B-52′s remain in active service, providing air power support to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan along with missions from B-2′s. The B-52 is scheduled to be in the Air Force inventory for years to come, making it the longest active serving aircraft in military history. The current models, -H and -J, are fitted to deliver cruise missiles or JDAM guided munitions.

BTW: the middle east gets its B-52 support from the military base on Diego Garcia, in the Indian ocean.

By: Jim G

Jim G — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:43:07 +0000

Yes to all the above, and the wet wing is true, but the most peculiar thing is that the B-52 went out of service in 1991 and the last on was delivered to storage in 1994 and were then all destroyed in accordance to the Strategic arms limitation treatty of 1991. Maybe they missed one?! jk