B52 bomber: despite its size

b52 bomber Despite its size, the B-52 bomber has a maximum takeoff weight of around 488,000 pounds (220,000 kilograms), which allows it to carry a significant payload of up to 70,000 pounds (31,500 kilograms) of ordnance.. b52 vip tai b52 club B-52 , U.S. long-range heavy bomber , designed by the Boeing Company in 1948, first flown in 1952, and first delivered for military service in 1955. Though originally intended to be an atomic-bomb carrier capable of reaching the Soviet Union , it has proved adaptable to a number of missions, and dozens of B-52s remained in service in the 21st century.