On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:37:03 -0500, john smith wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:
A far as "bang for the buck" the B-52 is the best airplane
the Air Force ever purchased

Agreed. Boeing must've built the BUFF hell-bent for strength, since
I've never heard about *any* fatigue issues in the fleet.

Did you look closely at the B-52 on display at the National Museum of
the United States Air Force?
On the left side of the fuselage, aft of the cockpit, there are several
wrinkles in the skin.

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John

That's normal. Lots of birds have 'tin caning' all over them.
Saw it on most big bombers and transports.

Big John