Boeing B-52G Stratofortress Minimum Interval Take Off (MITO)

Note the Hound Dog cruise missiles under the wings... The B-52G was proposed to extend the B-52’s service life during delays in the B-58 Hustler program. At first, a radical redesign was envisioned with a completely new wing and Pratt & Whitney J75 engines with a water injection system to assist on takeoff. The water injection adds approximately a 17% increase to the takeoff power, also leaving the runway covered in a dense smoke screen. The most significant of these was the brand new “wet“ wing with