I thought some of you might think this is interesting, as I did. I’m building a B-17 and B-52 right now, and they are both the same scale. I took this picture. Some people have already done this with their own models, but for others, this is quite interesting.
And here’s the real deal…
Fade to Black…
Cool Wolf. That is a very old B-52 with the fighter canopy. Thanks for sharing that.
Trust Steve-O to come up with a picture! Hehehe… Didn’t realize the B-17 Was so tiny… by today’s standards, that is. [:D]
Very interesting pics. Kinda shows the Quantum leap in aviation over a relatively few years.
Regards, Rick
Thats neat,and just think the B-17 was a late 30s to mid 40s bomber.The B-52 is a late 50s to who knows when bomber.It just gos to show the leaps in techinology and how far we have gone.I wonder what the B-1B looks like in scale to the B-52 and the B-2 . Digger
This may not be the answer since it is side shot and different distances away, but it is a neat shot.
Edit:And by the way. The B-2’s wingspan is almost exactly same as the B-52’s, but it is less that half as long.
If the B-17 had lasted as long as the B-52 is expected to be in service, it would still be in service today…
I think those props wouldn’t be good enough in today’s standards. Does anyone know if there was a prototype B-17 with jet engines in it? That would be very cool.
Sorry never seen or heard of a jetted B-17… that would be kinda sad I think. But I have seen several photos modified to carry a big turboprop or big radial up in the nose as a test aircraft.
Heres one of my favorite size pictures!!
http://www.air-and-space.com/peacemkr/AFFTCHO%20XB-36%20al.jpg
These 2 have to be my favorite. They are with the C-5 Galaxy’s.
Yep, thats a fuselage of a RB-47E Stratojet coming out of the mouth of the giant galaxy.
i wonder what the air war in ww2 would have been like if we had planes that big in combat back then.
what scale are those models.
Not when the F-15E and A-10 both carry a heavier bomb load. [:D] [;)]
It’s amazing what jet engines have done isn’t it? [:0]
Mike
the B-17 and B-52 in that pic are both 1/72nd scale but if that is a 1/48th scale B-52 (and i know there is no B-52 in 1/48th scale) then I dont know what planet I’m on then. 
Yes, they are both 1/72. The B-52 wingspan is about 2-2 1/4 feet long.
I dunno… props are still quite useful because (i’m told) They’re more fuel efficient (ergo, longer range) than most jet engines and can take more punishment that a jet engine. Look at the Hawkeye, Orion, and Hercules. Of course, the B-17 had radial engines and today’s planes use Turboprop engines… But that would’ve been cool… like having 4 generations of Bombers still in active service. [:D]
Oh and the B-17 did get a chance to use the turboprop: (even only as a test bed)
as well as a jet engine: (though i can’t find any pics of this one, maybe Steve-O can help?)
“Later the first aircraft was used to test the Wright XJ65 turbojet, the engine being slung below a streamlined nose structure and the intake being covered with a cap for protection during ferrying. This aircraft contuned flying untill crashing on takeoff in 1980.”
And, yes, I’m a B-17 nut. [:p]
The nose to tail length of the B-2 is almost the same as the F-15. The wingspan of the B-2 is exactly the same as the XB-35; YB-49. It is purely coincidental, but engineers found the span to be the ideal for a flying wing when designing the B-2. Jack Northrop was far more advanced than he got credit for. ( former USAF B-2A Crew Chief)
Heck look at the Tuplov “Bear”, it’s the counterpart of the B-52 and it’s still in service.
Nice looking stuff there Tag_LK…make sure you post the pics when you complete them.
Great photos Tag_LK, Blackwolf (of course) and Shrikes. Its always fun to see how technology (and size) have changed since WW2.
RODC