Mike wrote:
The B-52 could carry about 27 tons of conventional bombs.

What about the never put into production B-70 bomber ? I've always
wondered what its bomb load was. Was that information ever released ?

The numbers I found were roughly 20,000 lbs (9 tons) of bombs. Clearly not
in the same class as the BUFF when it comes to payload.

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/research/xb70/

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