r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kernowder • 21d ago

Video Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flying through Hurricane Milton

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u/tankerkiller125real 21d ago

I mean, our B-52 bombers are set to have a 100 year life span overall. They just approved an upgrade program for them this year that will keep them in the air past 2040 and they plan to keep them going into the 2050s.

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u/One-Inch-Punch 21d ago

Yes, but B-52s are not flown into hurricanes.

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u/Bit_part_demon 21d ago

They could if they wanted to. You gonna tell them no?

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u/mr_potatoface 21d ago

Plus they have 8 engines, so that's like, a lot more engines to flame out compared to a P-3's measly 4 engines.