Balls 8

NB-52B mothership used in various experimental flight programs
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Balls 8

Summary

Balls 8 is a Boeing B-52B Stratofortress[1]. It draws 222 Wikipedia views per month (boeing_b_52b_stratofortress category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balls 8's image is recorded as X-43A and its booster rocket tucked under B-52B wing (4857948029, cropped).jpg[3].
  • Balls 8's image is recorded as Boeing RB-52B 52-0008 in flight (061026-F-1234S-018) (cropped).jpg[4].
  • Balls 8's instance of is recorded as Boeing B-52B Stratofortress[5].
  • Balls 8's instance of is recorded as mother ship[6].
  • Balls 8's instance of is recorded as gate guardian[7].
  • Balls 8's owned by is recorded as United States Air Force[8].
  • Balls 8's manufacturer is recorded as Boeing[9].
  • Balls 8's Commons category is recorded as 52-0008 (aircraft)[10].
  • Balls 8's aircraft registration is recorded as N008NA[11].
  • Balls 8's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Balls 8's powered by is recorded as J57[13].
  • Balls 8's first flight is recorded as +1955-06-11T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Balls 8's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.9929, 'lon': -117.8835}[15].
  • Balls 8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h49x2[16].
  • Balls 8's service entry is recorded as +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Balls 8's significant event is recorded as commission[18].
  • Balls 8's significant event is recorded as maiden flight[19].
  • Balls 8's significant event is recorded as designation[20].
  • Balls 8's significant event is recorded as designation[21].
  • Balls 8's significant event is recorded as transfer[22].
  • Balls 8's significant event is recorded as service retirement[23].
  • Balls 8's topic's main category is recorded as Category:52-0008 (aircraft)[24].
  • Balls 8's Commons gallery is recorded as Balls 8[25].
  • Balls 8's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+47.724'}[26].
  • Balls 8's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2443.8'}[27].

Why It Matters

Balls 8 draws 222 Wikipedia views per month (boeing_b_52b_stratofortress category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . air-and-space.com. air-and-space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . air-and-space.com. air-and-space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . air-and-space.com. air-and-space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . air-and-space.com. air-and-space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . air-and-space.com. air-and-space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . air-and-space.com. air-and-space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . air-and-space.com. air-and-space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . air-and-space.com. air-and-space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . air-and-space.com. air-and-space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . thisdayinaviation.com. thisdayinaviation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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