Balls 8 (Q82954)

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X-43A and its booster rocket tucked under B-52B wing (4857948029, cropped).jpg
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NASA's NB-52B 52-0008 carrying X-43A (English)

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English Wikipedia

Boeing RB-52B 52-0008 in flight (061026-F-1234S-018) (cropped).jpg
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USAF RB-52B 52-0008 in flight (English)

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mass

190,509 kilogram

criterion used

maximum takeoff weight

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https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/16-september-1999/

74,226 kilogram

criterion used

manufacturer's empty weight

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coordinate location

34°59'34.44"N, 117°53'0.60"W

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French Wikipedia

owned by

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country of origin

United States of America

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RB-52B-10-BO

1955

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https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/mother-2206335/?all

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html

commission

operator

22 March 1955

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maiden flight

11 June 1955

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designation

military designation

JRB-52B

1955

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designation

military designation

JB-52B

1955

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NB-52B

13 December 1958

8 June 1959

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transfer

operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

26 April 1976

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service retirement

location

Edwards Air Force Base

17 December 2004

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https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-005-DFRC.html

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2,443.8 hour

17 December 2004

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operator

start time

1955

end time

1976

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

start time

1976

end time

2004

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first flight

11 June 1955

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powered by

J57

quantity

8

nominal power capacity

72,000 pound-force

source of energy

JP-4

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wingspan

56.388 metre

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https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-005-DFRC.html

https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/mother-2206335/?all

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/16-september-1999/

service entry

1955

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length

47.724 metre

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height

14.722 metre

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https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/16-september-1999/

title

Этот день в авиации: 16 сентября 1999. (Russian)

This Day in Aviation: 16 September 1999 (English)

390 knot

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aircraft registration

N008NA

Federal Aviation Administration

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serial number

52-0008

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http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html

16498

Boeing

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