How a B-52 Stratofortress Holds a 35-Ton Load of Weaponry

(via Popular Mechanics and Smithsonian) The B-52 has been around for ages, and for good reason. Ever since its inception during WWII, it has been one of the best at what it does: carrying tons—literal tons—of weaponry. With a max load-out of 70,000 pounds or 35 tons, it can hoist ten elephants’ worth of ordinance into the sky. But where does it all go?