As it happens, those TF-33s are precisely the same engines still powering the B-52Hs, the last of which was completed in October 1962, while the Baby Boom was just tapering off and JFK was in the Oval Office.
Daniel Solon Also a relic of an ancient era On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 2:44 AM Amarnath S Murthy via Mifnet < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > A correction to the engines used on the NASA version of this aircraft. > They are P&W TF-33s [JT3-D on the commercial side.] > > All the best, > Amar > > ✈️ Sent from a mobile device, please excuse typos ✈️ > > On Jan 29, 2026, at 02:41, Michael Rurik Halaby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Fascinating. > Did not know the US still flew 1950s-built jets (the oldest B-52s are from > the 60s). > > Michael Rurik Halaby, FRAeS > UK mobile/WhatsApp: +447711298408 > [email protected] > instagram: halabyaero > www.halaby.aero > > > > > On 29 Jan 2026, at 02:57, Amarnath S Murthy via Mifnet < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Jack, > > The engines are Rolls Royce Avons, low-bypass turbofans. > > All the best, > Amar > > ✈️ Sent from a mobile device, please excuse typos ✈️ > > On Jan 28, 2026, at 20:52, Jack Keady via Mifnet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > keady - what engines did it have? > > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 03:53:43 PM PST > *Subject:* A WB-57 pilot just made a heroic landing in Houston after its > landing gear failed > > arstechnica.com > > A WB-57 pilot just made a heroic landing in Houston after its landing gear > failed > > A thorough investigation will be conducted by NASA into the cause." > > 🔗 > https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/one-of-nasas-three-wb-57-aircraft-just-did-a-belly-landing-in-houston/ > <https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/one-of-nasas-three-wb-57-aircraft-just-did-a-belly-landing-in-houston/> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Revised: 20250507 > > You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. > > The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't > exactly cost-free. 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