I saw the video of the first B-52 and I think it was a Pig.. It look very nice on the ground
but I heard it was around 250-300 lbs... That is one fat Pig.. I made my DC-10s with a thrust / weight
allmost 1:1 and can drive a truck on the wing without breaking it.... My point is, because this
size plane is rare there is no doute it was over built, and over weight, thus makeing it less forgiving.

Eddie Weeks