What are those stripes on this B-52's tail?

[ktcanuck]

Now I see the other pics my money is on walkways. Final Answer.

[Bushav8er]

Yup - walkways - same answer I've been getting from a US source.

[Spokes]

Except that they are all in differnet shapes. If they were outlining safe places to walk, I would expect them all to look the same.

Same goes if these were antenna I suppose.

[hoghead]

Four1oh

"The hollow black box painted on the WJ wings is the defined area that fuel frost can occur legally, within certain parameters, without having to deice."

I hope your talking about the underside of your wings because Boeing and Transport Canada define the top of the whole wing surface as one of the critical surfaces. On the 727, 767 and 777 at least.

Is the 737 different?

[Intentional Left Bank]

Is the 737 different?

Yes. Permissible on upper surface, within certain parameters.

[hoghead]

Thats good to know.
Thanks

[Rockie]

Is the 737 different?

Yes. Permissible on upper surface, within certain parameters.

Westjet got a onetime deal with this waiver. Transport Canada is not interested in approving something like that for anyone else because of the potential for abuse, and from what I understand the manufacturers aren't real excited about certifying their airplanes for it either. It would be interesting to know how much money it saves Westjet. The conditions for the approval are based on the following criteria according to Boeing:

1. Frost on the upper surface is less than 1/16th inch thick. (Pretty hard to measure)
2. The extent of the frost is the same on both wings.
3. The frost is on or between the black lines defining the cold soak permissable area, and no frost or ice is on the leading edge or control surfaces.
4. The ambient air temperature is above freezing.
5. There is no precipitation or visible moisture.

[Topspin]

?

http://www.talkingproud.us/HistoryB52NoTail.html

"The first flights precipitated a lot of secondary structural failures. For example some of the skin on top of the horizontal stabilizer would occasionally peel off. It was found that the windshield got all bugged up so the pilots could not see out. I don’t think that problem was ever solved."

Boeing soon developed a fix for the horizontal stabilizer but had to run the aircraft through the hoops to be sure.

Pretty interested read regardless.

[Rockie]

Many years ago I had the opportunity to fly a circuit in the B-52 simulator as well as a refuelling session in their refuelling simulator (which is pretty cool). On the same day I also got to fly their KC-135 sim. Compared to the B-52 the KC-135 is as agile as a Ferrari, and the guys who drive the B-52 around low level have their hands full. I never made fun of them ever again.

[kevenv]

Many years ago I had the opportunity to fly a circuit in the B-52 simulator as well as a refuelling session in their refuelling simulator (which is pretty cool). On the same day I also got to fly their KC-135 sim. Compared to the B-52 the KC-135 is as agile as a Ferrari, and the guys who drive the B-52 around low level have their hands full. I never made fun of them ever again.

I had an opportunity to fly the B1 sim. Low level runs, circuits and air refueling. What a rush that was. The only time I ever wanted to be a pilot!