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B-52 TRIVIA CONTEST!!! The winner will receive the print pictured here. It's printed on 17"x11" (43cm x 28cm) glossy metallic paper - the paper's subtle metallic sheen makes the plane's SAC bare metal scheme really glow.

Rules: There are 26 questions. The FIRST person to answer all 26 correctly will be the winner of the print. EMAIL your answers to trivia@bravo464.com with the just the word Trivia in the subject line- answers posted here or messaged will not be accepted. The contest runs until 11:59 PM Pacific , 25 April 2014 (6:59 AM, 26 April 2014 GMT) no entries after that time will be accepted. If by that time I have not received an entry with all 26 answered correctly the first person with the most number of questions answered correctly will win the print. The winner will be contacted via email and announced here. Only 1 (one) entry per person and you must be 18 years or older. If there are any questions regarding the contest please email tom@bravo464.com. The answers will be posted here after the contest ends. And now for the questions - Good luck to all those who participate!

 

1. What month, day and year did the prototype B-52 make its first flight and when, at which AFB and squadron did it become become first operational?

2. Who was it that decided that the B-52 pilot and co-pilot should be seated side by side in production planes and not in a tandem arrangement like in the prototype XB-52 and YB-52?

3. Does a B-52H have window curtains? If they do what are their function?

4. Besides the the B-52G and H, which other model of B-52 carried small wingtip fuel tanks?

5. What is the significance of the number 464 to the B-52?

6. Name the two models of nuclear gravity bombs carried by today’s Global Strike Command B-52s and what is the most powerful nuclear gravity bomb ever deployed on the B-52?

7. Does the B-52 have ailerons? Whether yes or no, give a short explanation for your answer.

8. Name the three USAF major commands (MAJCOM) that the B-52 has been under.

9. To give the B-52G extra power when taking off, and causing huge amounts of black exhaust, what substance is injected into the engines?

10. Name the location on the plane where chaff and flares are stored

11. On present day B-52s, what is the number of crewman and their designations? What was it originally, the year it changed and why?

12. What is the unusual looking hook shaped antenna, located between the forward main gear? (Bonus point if you can name the model number designation.)

13. What are the two pods called under the nose fairing of the B-52G/H and what is the function of each pod?

14. During an alert takeoff what is used to start the engines on the B-52 causing clouds of white smoke?

15. On the upper pitot tube what is the darker colored circle around it on the plane's skin?

16. Has the B-52 ever released live nuclear ordnance and if so where?

17. In which of the three was the initial design proposal of the B-52 for the USAF created? A) Boeing Headquaters’ Engineering Department, B) a hotel room C) on a napkin at a café in Everett, Washington.

18. What happened to the B-52H with callsign CZAR52 where did it happen, when and why?

19. How many wheels make up the landing gear for the B-52?

20. What is the length, wingspan and height of a B-52H in feet?

21. Name the two current B-52 bases and their respective bomb wing numbers.

22. What was added to B-52Gs to identify it as a cruise missile carrier to Soviet/Russian satellites?

23. The physical appearance of B-52 models A-D were virtually identical. The F model is different – what makes it easily identifiable?

24. What does the acronym MITO stand for?

25. What was the date that the B-52s stood down from constant ground and airborn alert 24/7/365? Why? Who ordered it?

26. Currently, that is the approximate year the USAF is planning on retiring the B-52 fleet?

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that is a thorough pop quiz there. good luck to those taking it

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So who did it and sent their answers in?

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i'm workin on it.  its end of semester so not like its the only tests im takin right now

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You only have a few days left. 

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