B-52 Cart Start (2012) : Eco Videos

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Video by Staff Sgt. David Clark 3rd Combat Camera Squadron (Shorter Start Cart edit by request) Normally B-52s are supplied with an alternate energy source and an air supply to start the engines. Using the cart-start launch, an engine with a generator is started immediately, and the remaining engines are started while the aircraft taxis to the end of runway. During these launches, a small-controlled explosive is inserted into the engines located on the B-52. “The charges basically jumpstart the engines, removing the need to bring out the aerospace ground equipment used on normal launches,” said Tech. Sgt. Andrew Poole, 36th EAMXS crew chief. “By removing these steps we increase the aircrafts startup time from more than an hour to less than 10 minutes.” Excerpt from an article by Senior Airman Ryan Whitney 36th Operations Group Public Affairs

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