Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress High-Altitude, Long-Range Strategic Heavy Bomber.
8 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 turbofan engines developing 17,000 lb of standard thrust each.
Propulsion
595 mph
958 kph | 517 kts
Max Speed
54,954 ft
16,750 m | 10 miles
Service Ceiling
10,088 miles
16,235 km | 8,766 nm
Operational Range
6,270 ft/min
1,911 m/min
Rate-of-Climb