In Flight, The B-52 Comes Alive! Flying In A 5 Degree Nose Low Attitude, With Its Wings Flexing And Engine Pods Rocking To The Variations In The Airflow Over Them, The Actions Of The B-52 Reminded The Artist Of A Lily Pad Undulating On Water.The B-52s Wings Are Able To Flex Through Arcs Of 34 Feet At The Tips, Sagging 12 Feet Down When Fully Loaded With Fuel On The Ground, Bending As Much As 22 Feet Above Level Under Flight Loads.Using Perspective Projection By Descriptive Geometry, The Artists Invites The Viewer Who Stands Six Feet From The Painting To Experience The B-52s Power And Flexibility As Seen From Exactly 60 Feet In Front Of The Nose.The Artist Occupies The Center (Ip) Seat Of B-52c 54-2679, Of The 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, Ma On 12 May 1961.
