Bombers

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3. B-32 Dominator ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 10
* Length: 83 ft 1 in (25.3 m)
* Wingspan: 135 ft 0 in (41.2 m)
* Height: 33 ft 0 in (10.1 m)
* Wing area: 1,422 ft² (132.1 m²)
* Empty weight: 60,000 lb (27,000 kg)
* Loaded weight: 100,000 lb (45,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 111,500 lb (50,580 kg)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 357 mph (310 knots, 575 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 290 mph (252 knots, 467 km/h)
* Range: 2,600 nm (3,000 mi, 4,815 km)
* Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
* Rate of climb: 658 ft/min (3.4 m/s)
* Wing loading: 70.3 lb/ft² (341 kg/m²)

Armament

* Guns: 10× .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
* Bombs: 20,000 lb (9,100 kg)


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[Pintu]

4. Convair B-36 Peacemaker (Image: Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 9
* Length: 162 ft 1 in (49.40 m)
* Wingspan: 230 ft 0 in (70.10 m)
* Height: 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
* Wing area: 4,772 ft² (443.3 m²)
* Airfoil: NACA 63(420)-422 root, NACA 63(420)-517 tip
* Empty weight: 171,035 lb (77,580 kg)
* Loaded weight: 266,100 lb (120,700 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 410,000 lb (190,000 kg)
* Powerplant:
o 4× General Electric J47 turbojets, 5,200 lbf (23 kN) each
o 6× Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 "Wasp Major" radials, 3,800 hp (2,500 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 420 mph (365 knots, 685 km/h) with jets on
* Cruise speed: 230 mph (200 kn, 380 km/h) with jets off
* Range: 6,795 mi (5,905 nmi, 10,945 km) with 10,000 lb (4,535 kg) payload
* Ferry range: 10,000 mi (8,700 nmi, 16,000 km)
* Service ceiling: 48,000 ft (15,000 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,920 ft/min (9.75 m/s)
* Wing loading: 55.76 lb/ft² (272.3 kg/m²)
* Power/mass (prop): 0.086 hp/lb (120 W/kg)
* Thrust/weight (jet): 0.078

Armament

* Guns: 2 × 20 mm (0.79 in) M24A1 cannon
* Bombs: 86,000 lb (39,010 kg) with weight restrictions, 72,000 lb (32,660 kg) normal

 

[Pintu]

Please note the rapid increase in capacity to carry Bomb Load.

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[Pintu]

5. XB-39 Super Fortress ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 10: pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, bombardier, navigator, radio operator, side gunners (two), top gunner, and tail gunner
* Length: 99 ft 0 in (30.18 m)
* Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.05 m)
* Height: 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
* Wing area: 1736 ft² (161.3 m²)
* Empty weight: 74,500 lb (33,800 kg)
* Loaded weight: 120,000 lb (54,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 133,500 lb (60,560 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Allison V-3420-11 liquid-cooled V24 engines, 2,100 hp (1,600 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 405 mph (351 knots, 648 km/h)
* Range: 6,290 mi (5,460 nm, 10,060 km)
* Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
* Wing loading: 69.12 lb/ft² (337.5 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.073 hp/lb (121 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns:
o 8× .50 in (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns in remote controlled turrets
o 2× .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in manual turrets
o 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M2 cannon in tail
* Bombs: 20,000 lb (9,000 kg)

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[Pintu]

The United Kingdom : ( 1920 -1929)

1. Avro 549 Aldershot ( Image : http://www.verdon-roe.co.uk/photogallery_listfolder.asp?nPhotoGalleryFolder_ID={CB9F925B-DB6D-4416-A8E8-5D382C296064} Courtesy : Verdon-Roe family tree web site , Available at : http://www.verdon-roe.co.uk/images/...es/{718CF967-C11F-4330-9860-E324CEAB695C}.jpg)

General characteristics

* Crew: 3
* Length: 45 ft (13.72 m)
* Wingspan: 68 ft (20.73 m)
* Height: 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
* Wing area: 1,064 ft² (98.85 m²)
* Empty weight: 6,310 lb (2862 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 10,950 lb (4,967 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Rolls Royce Condor III, 650 hp (485 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 110 mph (177 km/h)
* Range: 625 mi (1,006 km)
* Service ceiling: 14,500 ft (4,420 m)

Armament

* 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun in rear cockpit
* up to 2,000 lb (910 kg) of bombs

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[Pintu]

2. Handley Page Hinaidi ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 4
* Length: 59 ft 2 in (18.03 m)
* Wingspan: 75 ft (22.86 m)
* Height: 17 ft (5.18 m)
* Wing area: 1,471 ft² (136.7 m²)
* Empty weight: 8,040 lb (3,655 kg)
* Loaded weight: 14,400 lb (6,500 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Bristol Jupiter VIII 9-cylinder radial engine, 440 hp (328 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 107 kn (123 mph, 197 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
* Range: 850 mi (1,370 km)
* Service ceiling: 14,900 ft (4,400 m)
* Rate of climb: 380 ft/min (1.9 m/s)
* Wing loading: 9.79 lb/ft² (47.5 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.061 hp/lb (0.10 kW/kg)

Armament

* 3 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Guns in nose, dorsal and ventral positions
* 1,450 lb (657 kg) bomb load

Regards

 

[Pintu]

3. Handley Page Hyderabad ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: Four
* Length: 59 ft 2 in (18.04 m)
* Wingspan: 75 ft 0 in (22.87 m)
* Height: 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m)
* Wing area: 1,471 ft² (136.7 m²)
* Empty weight: 8,910 lb (4,050 kg)
* Loaded weight: 13,590 lb (6,177 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Napier Lion V or VA twelve cylinder, water cooled broad arrow engine, 500 hp (373 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 95 kn (109 mph, 175 km/h)
* Range: 435 nmi (500 mi, 805 km)
* Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,270 m)
* Rate of climb: 800 ft/min [2] (4.1 m/s)
* Wing loading: 9.24 lb/ft² (45.2 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.074 hp/lb (0.12 kW/kg)

Armament

* 3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Guns in nose, dorsal and ventral positions
* 1,100 lb (499 kg) bombs carried externally

Regards

 

[Pintu]

4. Vickers Virginia (Image : The Royal Air Force in the 1930s H-V, Courtesy : Gloucester Transport History, available at : http://glostransporthistory.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/images/V_Vickers_Virginia.jpg)

General characteristics

* Crew: Four
* Length: 52 ft 3 in (15.93 m)
* Wingspan: 87 ft 8 in (26.77 m)
* Height: 18 ft 2 in (5.54 m)
* Wing area: 2,178 ft² (202.4 m²)
* Empty weight: 9,650 lb (4,377 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 17,620 lb (7,993 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Napier Lion VB inline piston, 580 hp (433 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 108 mph (173 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,520 m)
* Range: 985 mi (1,585 km)
* Service ceiling: 13,800 ft (4,210 m)
* Climb to 5,000ft (1,520 m): 10 min

Armament

* Guns: 3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns
* Bombs: 3,000 lb (1,360 kg) of bombs

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[Pintu]

Period : 1930-1939

5. Avro Manchester (Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 7
* Length: 70 ft (21.34 m)
* Wingspan: 90 ft 1 in (27.46 m)
* Height: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
* Wing area: 1,131 ft² (105.1 m²)
* Empty weight: 31,200 lb (14,152 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Vulture I 24-cylinder X-type, 1,760 hp (1,310 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 265 mph (230 kn, 402 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,180 m)
* Range: 1,200 miles (1,930 km) with maximum bomb load of 10,350 lb (4,695 kg)
* Service ceiling: 19,500 ft (5,852 m)

Armament

* Guns: 8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, (in Nash & Thomson nose (2), dorsal (2) and tail (4) turrets)
* Bombs: 10,350 lb (4,695 kg) bomb load

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6. Fairy Hendon (Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: Five
* Length: 60 ft 9 in (18.52 m)
* Wingspan: 101 ft 9 in (31.02 m)
* Height: 18 ft 8 in (5.69 m)
* Wing area: 1,146 ft² (106.5 m²)
* Empty weight: 12,773 lb [2] (5,806 kg)
* Loaded weight: 20,000 lb [2] (9,091 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Kestrel VI inline V12 piston, 600 hp (447 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 132 kn (152 mph, 245 km/h) at 15,000 ft
* Cruise speed: 116 kn (133 mph, 214 km/h) at 15,000 ft [2]
* Range: 1,183 nmi (1,360 mi, 2,190 km)
* Service ceiling: 21,400 ft (6,524 m)
* Rate of climb: 940 ft/min (4.8 m/s) [2]
* Wing loading: 17.5 lb/ft² (85.4 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.06 hp/lb (0.099 kW/kg)
* Climb to 6500 ft: 9 minutes 12 seconds

Armament

* Guns: 3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in nose, dorsal and tail positions
* Bombs: 1,660 lb (753 kg) bombs

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[Pintu]

7. Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow (Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: Five
* Capacity: 20 fully equipped soldiers or 12 stretcher cases (used as transport) [3]
* Length: 82 ft 2 in (25.05 m)
* Wingspan: 88 ft 5 in (26.96 m)
* Height: 19 ft 5 in (5.92 m)
* Wing area: 1,090 ft² (101.3 m²)
* Empty weight: 13,600 lb (6,180 kg)
* Loaded weight: 23,000 lb (10,500 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Bristol Pegasus XX nine-cylinder radial engine, 925 hp (690 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 174 kn (200 mph, 322 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 142 kn [3] (163 mph, 262 km/h)
* Range: 1,096 nmi (1,260 mi, 2,029 km)
* Service ceiling: 22,800 ft (6,950 m)
* Rate of climb: 710 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
* Wing loading: 21.1 lb/ft² (103 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.0804 hp/lb (0.132 kW/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 4 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Guns
* Bombs: Up to 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) of bombs internally.

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8. Handley Page Halifax ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 7
* Length: 71 ft 7 in (21.82 m)
* Wingspan: 104 ft 2 in[7] (31.75 m)
* Height: 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
* Wing area: 1,190 ft² (110.6 m²)
* Loaded weight: 54,400 lb (24,675 kg)
* Powerplant: × Bristol Hercules XVI radial engine, 1,615 hp (1,205 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 282 mph (454 km/h) at 13,500 ft (4,115 m)
* Range: 1,860 mi (3,000 km) combat
* Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,315 m)
* Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
* Wing loading: 45.7 lb/ft² (223.1 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.12 hp/lb (195 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 8 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns (4 in dorsal turret, 4 in tail turret), 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in nose
* Bombs: 13,000 lb (5,897 kg) of bombs

Regards

 

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9. Handley Page Heyford ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 4 (pilot, Navigator/bomb-aimer/forward gunner, wireless operator/mid-upper gunner, rear-gunner
* Length: 58 ft (17.68 m)
* Wingspan: 75 ft (22.86 m)
* Height: 17 ft 6 in (5.34 m)
* Wing area: 1,470 ft² (136.6 m²)
* Empty weight: 9,200 lb (4,180 kg)
* Loaded weight: 16,900 lb (7,680 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Kestrel III-S (or III-S5) V-12 inline piston engine, 575 hp (429 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 123 kn (142 mph, 229 km/h)
* Range: 800 nmi (920 mi, 1481 km)
* Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
* Wing loading: 11.5 lb/ft² (56.2 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.068 hp/lb (0.111 kW/kg)
* Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 15.3 minutes

Armament

* Guns: 3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns (nose, dorsal and ventral 'dustbin' positions)

Regards

 

[Pintu]

10. Short Stirling ( Image : Wikipedia)

This is the First Four engined British Heavy Bomber that pressed into service of World War 2

General characteristics

* Crew: 7
* Length: 87 ft 3 in (26.6 m)
* Wingspan: 99 ft 1 in (30.2 m)
* Height: 28 ft 10 in (8.8 m)
* Wing area: 1,322 ft² (122.8 m²)
* Empty weight: 44,000 lb (19,950 kg)
* Loaded weight: 59,400 lb (26,940 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 70,000 lb (31,750 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Bristol Hercules II radial engine, 1,375 hp (1,030 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 255 mph (410 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
* Range: 2,330 mi (3,750 km)
* Service ceiling: 16,500 ft (5,030 m)
* Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4 m/s)
* Wing loading: 44.9 lb/ft² (219.4 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.093 hp/lb (0.153 kW/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 8 x 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns: 2 in powered nose turret, 4 in tail turret, 2 in dorsal turret
* Bombs: Up to 18,000 lb (8,164 kg) of bombs

Regards

 

[Pintu]

Period : 1940-1949

11. Avro Lancaster ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 7: pilot, flight engineer, navigator, bomb aimer, wireless operator, mid-upper and rear gunners
* Length: 69 ft 5 in (21.18 m)
* Wingspan: 102 ft (31.09 m)
* Height: 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m)
* Wing area: 1,300 ft² (120 m²)
* Empty weight: 36 828 lb (16,705 kg)
* Loaded weight: 63,000 lb (29,000 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Rolls-Royce Merlin XX V12 engines, 1,280 hp (954 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 240 kn (280 mph, 450 km/h) at 15,000 ft (5,600 m)
* Range: 2,700 nmi (3,000 mi, 4,600 km) with minimal bomb load
* Service ceiling: 23,500 ft (8,160 m)
* Wing loading: 48 lb/ft² (240 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.082 hp/lb (130 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 8× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in three turrets, with variations
* Bombs: Maximum normal bomb load of 14,000 lb or 22,000 lb Grand Slam with modifications to bomb bay.

Regards

 

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12. Avro Type 694 Lincoln (Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 7 (pilot, flight engineer/co-pilot, navigator, wireless operator, front gunner/bomb aimer, dorsal and rear gunners)
* Length: 78 ft 3½ in (23.86 m)
* Wingspan: 120 ft (36.58 m)
* Height: 17 ft 3½ in (5.27 m)
* Wing area: 1,421 ft² (132.01 m²)
* Empty weight: 43,400 lb (19,686 kg)
* Loaded weight: 75,000 lb (34,100 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 82,000 lb [14] (37,273 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Rolls-Royce Merlin 85 V piston engine, 1,750 hp (1,305 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 319 mph (475 km/h) at 18,800 (5,640 m)
* Cruise speed: 215 mph (346 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
* Range: 2,930 mi (4,720 km) with maximum bomb-load 1,470 miles (2,370 km)
* Service ceiling: 30,500 ft (9,295 m)
* Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (245 m/min)

Armament

* Guns: 2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in nose and tail turrets, and dorsal turret with either twin .50 in machine guns or twin 20 mm Hispano cannon.
* Bombs: Up to 14,000 lb (6,400 kg) of bombs.

Regards

 

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13. Vickers Windsor ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 4
* Length: 76 ft 10 in (23.43 m)
* Wingspan: 117 ft 2 in (35.71 m)
* Height: 23 ft (7.01 m)
* Wing area: 1,248 ft² (116 m²)
* Empty weight: 38,612 lb (17,511 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 54,000 lb (24,495 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Rolls-Royce Merlin inline piston engine, 1,635 hp (1,220 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 317 mph (510 km/h)
* Range: 2,511 nmi (4,651 km)
* Service ceiling: 27,250 ft (8,300 m)
* Wing loading: 43.26 lb/ft² (211 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.12 hp/lb (0.20 kW/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 4 × 20 mm cannon in remote controlled barbettes firing to rear
* Bombs: 12,000 lb (5,443 kg) of bombs

Regards

 

[Sailor]

I see you got your signature picture worked out Pintu. Good one. More colour.

Good work on your posts.

 

[Pintu]

Thanks Sailor for that , and regards for you for your help...


Continuing with the Bomber thread :

Heavy Bomber developed by the Germany after the World War 2

1. Dornier Do 19 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: ten, pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier, radio operator and five gunners
* Length: 25.4 m (83 ft 6 in)
* Wingspan: 35.00 m (114 ft 10 in)
* Height: 5.77 m (19 ft)
* Wing area: 162 m² (1,744 ft²)
* Empty weight: 11,865 kg (26,158 lb)
* Loaded weight: 18,500 kg (40,785 lb)
* Powerplant: 4× BMW 132F radial engine, 604 kW (810 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 315 km/h (196 mph)
* Range: 1,600 km (994 mi)
* Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,370 ft)
* Wing loading: 114 kg/m² (23 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 0.13 kW/kg (0.08 hp/lb)

Armament

* 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine gun in nose
* 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine gun in tail
* 1 × 20 mm cannon in dorsal turret
* 1 × 20 mm cannon in ventral turret
* 16 × 100 kg (220 lb) bombs

Regards

 

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2. Junkers Ju 89 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: Five
* Length: 26.49 m (86 ft 11 in)
* Wingspan: 35.25 m (115 ft 8 in)
* Height: 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
* Wing area: 184 m² (1,979 ft²)
* Empty weight: 17,000 kg (37,480 lb)
* Loaded weight: 20,800 kg (50,266 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 27,800 kg (61,160 lb)
* Powerplant: 4× Daimler-Benz DB 600A, 560 kW (750 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 386 km/h (241 mph)
* Range: 2,980 km (1,862 mi)
* Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,960 ft)
* Wing loading: 11.2 kg/m² (25.4 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 0.06 hp/lb ()

Armament

(proposed)

* 2 × 20 mm MG FF cannons
* 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine guns
* 1,600 kg (3,520 lb) bombload

Regards