Bombers

[Pintu]

3. Heinkel He 177 ( Image : Wikipedia) Period : 1940 - 1945

General characteristics

* Crew: 5
* Length: 22 m (72 ft 2 in)
* Wingspan: 31.44 m (103 ft 1 in)
* Height: 6.7 m (21 ft)
* Wing area: 101.5 m² (1,092 ft²)
* Empty weight: 16,800 kg (37,000 lb)
* Loaded weight: 31,000 kg (68,340 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Daimler-Benz DB 610 (twin DB 605) 24-cylinder liquid-cooled inline engines, 2,950 hp (2,170 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 565 km/h (350 mph) at 6,100 m (21,000 ft)
* Combat radius: 1,540 km (960 mi)
* Ferry range: 5,600 km (3,200 mi)
* Service ceiling: 9,400 m (30,800 ft)
* Wing loading: 319.9 kg/m² (65.6 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 110 W/kg (0.067 hp/lb)

Armament

* Guns:
* 2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons
* 3 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns
* 3 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 81 machine guns
* Bombs: up to 7,200 kg (15,873 lb) of bombs or 3 × guided missiles (Henschel Hs 293 or Fritz X)

Usual configuration:

* 48 × 70 kg bombs (3,360 kg/7,405 lb total)
* 10 × 500 kg bombs (5,000 kg/11,020 lb total)
* 6 × 1,000 kg bombs (6,000 kg/11,224 lb total)
* 2 × 2,500 kg bombs (5,000 kg/ 11,020 lb total)

or

* 2 × Hs 293 + 1 Hs 293 remotely controlled missiles under the fuselage
* 2 × Hs 294 + 1 Hs 294 remotely controlled glide bombs under the fuselage
* 2 × PC 1400 Fritz X + 1 PC 1400 Fritz X radio-guided bomb under the fuselage
* 2 × torpedoes + 2 × torpedoes under the fuselage

Regards

 

[Pintu]

4. Junkers Ju 290 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 9
* Length: 93 ft 11 in (28.64 m)
* Wingspan: 137 ft 9 in (42.00 m)
* Height: 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
* Wing area: 2,191 ft² (203 m²)
* Empty weight: 72,611 lb (33,005 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 99,141 lb (44,970 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× BMW 801G/H 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,700 hp (1,268 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 273 mph (440 km/h)
* Range: 3,843 mi (6,150 km)
* Service ceiling: 19,680 ft (6,000 m)

Armament

* Guns: **2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons in dorsal turrets
o 1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 in tail
o 2 × MG 151/20s at waist
o 1 × MG 151/20 in gondola
o 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns in gondola

Regards

 

[Pintu]

5. Ju 390 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 10
* Length: 34.20 m (112 ft 2 in)
* Wingspan: 50.30 m (165 ft 1 in)
* Height: 6.89 m (22 ft 7 in)
* Wing area: 254 m² (2,730 ft²)
* Empty weight: 39,500 kg (87,100 lb)
* Loaded weight: 53,112 kg (117,092 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 75,500 kg (166,400 lb)
* Powerplant: 6× BMW 801D radial engines, 1,272 kW (1,730 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 505 km/h (314 mph)
* Range: 9,700 km (6,030 mi)
* Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,700 ft)
* Wing loading: 209 kg/m² (42.8 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 0.17 kW/kg (0.10 hp/lb)

Armament

* Guns: ** 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons in dorsal turrets
o 1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 in tail
o 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns at waist
o 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131s in gondola

Regards

 

[Pintu]

Italy : 1930-1939

1. Piaggio P.108 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 6 or 7
* Length: 22.30 m (73 ft 2 in)
* Wingspan: 32.00 m (105 ft)
* Height: 6.00 m (20 ft)
* Wing area: 135.0 m² (1,453 ft²)
* Empty weight: 17,325 kg (38,195 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 29,885 kg (65,885 lb)
* Powerplant: 4× Piaggio P.XII RC.35 radial engine, 1,120 kW (1,500 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 430 km/h (267 mph)
* Range: 3,520 km (2,187 mi)
* Service ceiling: 8,500 m (27,187 ft)

Armament

* 5 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns
* 2 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns
* 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) of bombs

Regards

 

[Pintu]

2. Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 4
* Capacity: 40 troops
* Length: 22.9 m (75 ft 1½ in)
* Wingspan: 29.68 m (97 ft 4½ in)
* Height: 6.0 m (19 ft 8.25 in)
* Wing area: 118.6 m² (1,276.64 ft²)
* Empty weight: 10,550 kg (bomber 11,200 kg) (23,259 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 18,020 kg (bomber 18,410 kg) (39,727 lb)
* Powerplant: 3× Alfa Romeo 128 RC.21 9-cylinder radial engines, 708 kW (950 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 347 km/h (187 kn, 212 mph)
* Cruise speed: 250 km/h (135 kn, 125 mph) at 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
* Stall speed: 110 km/h (59 kn, 68 mph)
* Range: 2,100 km (1,134 nmi, 1,864 mi)
* Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)

Armament

* 1 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Scotti machine gun in dorsal turret
* 3 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns in ventral and lateral positions
* 4,000 kg (8,818 lb) bombload

Regards

 

[Pintu]

Japan : ( 1930 - 1939 )

1. Mitsubishi G3M ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 7
* Length: 16.45 m (53 ft 11½ in)
* Wingspan: 25 m (82 ft 0 in)
* Height: 3.68 m (12 ft ⅞in)
* Wing area: 75 m² (807 ft²)
* Empty weight: 4,965 kg (10,923 lb)
* Loaded weight: 8,000 kg (17,600 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Mitsubishi Kinsei 45 radial engine, 1,075 hp (791 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 375 km/h (203 kn, 233 mph)
* Cruise speed: 280 km/h (151 kn, 174 mph)
* Range: 4,400 km (2,730 mi)
* Service ceiling: 9,200 m (30,200 ft)
* Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1180 ft/min)

Armament

* Guns
o 1 × 20 mm Type 99 cannon in rear dorsal turret
o 4 × 7.7 (.303 in) Type 92 machine gun in cockpit, left and right side positions, and in retractable forward dorsal turret.
* Bombs
o 800 kg (1,764 lb) of bombs or 1 × torpedo

Regards

 

[Pintu]

2. Mitsubishi Ki-1 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 4
* Length: 14.8 m (48 ft 6½ in)
* Wingspan: 26.50 m (86 ft 11¼ in)
* Height: 4.92 m (16 ft 1.68 in)
* Wing area: 90.74 m² (976.72 ft²)
* Empty weight: 4,880 kg (10,759 lb)
* Gross weight: 8,100 kg (17,857 lb)
* Powerplant: 2 × Ha-2-2 radial, 701 kW (940 hp) each each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph)
* Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)

Armament

* 3 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
* 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) of bombs

Regards

 

[Pintu]

Japan : ( 1940-1945) Image : Wikipedia

3. Nakajima Ki 19 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: (5): Pilot, co-pilot, navigator/bombardier, radio-operator/gunner and gunner
* Length: 15 m (49 ft 2½ in)
* Wingspan: 22.0 m (72 ft 2 in)
* Height: 3.65 m (11 ft 11¾)
* Wing area: 62.694 m² (674.854 ft²)
* Empty weight: 4,750 kg (10,472 lb)
* Loaded weight: 7,150 kg (15,763 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Two Nakajima Ha-5 14-cylinder double-row air-cooled radial engines Hamilton Standard controllable pitch metal propellers., 660 kW (890 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 352 km/h at 3,050 m (219 mph at 10,000 ft)
* Cruise speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
* Range: 4,000 km (2,845 mi)
* Wing loading: 113.5 kg/m² (23.3 lb/ft²)

Armament

* Guns: 3 × flexible 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 89 machine guns in nose, dorsal and ventral positions.
* Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) bombs

Regards

 

[Pintu]

4. Mitsubishi Ki 20 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 10
* Length: 23.20 m (76 ft 1½ in)
* Wingspan: 44 m (144 ft 4¼ in)
* Height: 7 m (22 ft 11¾ in)
* Wing area: 294 m² (3,165 ft²)
* Empty weight: 14,912 kg (32,875 lb)
* Loaded weight: 25,448 kg (56,103 lb)
* Powerplant: 4× Junkers Jumo 204 12 cylinder vertically opposed diesel engine, 560 kW (750 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 201 km/h (108 kn, 125 mph)

Armament

* Guns: * 2 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine guns in nose
* 1 × 20 mm cannon on dorsal position
* 2 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine guns in each of two upper wing turrets
* 1 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine gun in each of one lower wing turret
* Bombs: Up to 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) bombs carried externally

Regards

 

[Pintu]

Japan ( 1940-1945):

1. Nakajima G8N1 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: ten
* Length: 22.94 m (75 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 32.54 m (106 ft 9 in)
* Height: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
* Wing area: 112 m² (1,205 ft²)
* Empty weight: 17,400 kg (38,400 lb)
* Loaded weight: 26,800 kg (59,100 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 32,150 kg (70,900 lb)
* Powerplant: 4× Nakajima NK9K-L 24 "Homare" 18-cylinder radial engines, 1,491 kW (2,000 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 576 km/h (358 mph)
* Range: 7,250 km (4,500 miles)
* Service ceiling: 10,200 m (33,500 ft)
* Rate of climb: 457 m/min (1,500 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 239 kg/m² (49 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 0.22 kW/kg (0.14 hp/lb)

Armament

* 2 × 20 mm Type 99 cannon in each dorsal, ventral, and tail turrets
* 2 × 13.2 mm (.51 in) Type 2 machine guns in nose turret
* 2 × 13.2 mm (.51 in) Type 2 machine gun in fuselage sides
* Up to 4,000 kg (8,818 lb) of bombs

Regards

 

[Pintu]

The USSR:

1. Petlyakov Pe-8 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: Eleven
* Length: 23.59 m (77 ft 5 in)
* Wingspan: 39.10 m (128 ft 3 in)
* Height: 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
* Wing area: 188.7 m² (2,030 ft²)
* Empty weight: 19,986 kg (43,969 lb)
* Loaded weight: 27,000 kg (59,400 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,000 lb)
* Powerplant: 4× Mikulin AM-35A liquid-cooled V-12 and then Shvetsov designed air-cooled M-82FN and sometimes diesel M-30 and M-40, 1,000 kW AM-35A 1380 kW M-82FN (1,350 hp AM-35A 1850 hp M-82FN) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 443 km/h (276 mph)
* Range: 3,600 km (2,245 mi)
* Service ceiling: 9,300 m (30,504 ft)
* Rate of climb: 5.9 m/s (1,154 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 143 kg/m² (29 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 140 W/kg (0.2 hp/lb)

Armament

* 2x 20 mm ShVAK cannons (dorsal and tail turret)
* 2x 12.7 mm UBT machine guns (engine nacelles)
* 1-2x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns (nose turret)
* Up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of bombs
o Could carry one 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) bomb

Regards

 

[Pintu]

2. Yermolayev Yer-2 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: three
* Length: 53 ft 3 in (16.23 m)
* Wingspan: 71 ft 0 in (21.65 m)
* Height: 15 ft 10 in (4.82 m)
* Wing area: 776 ft² (72.1 m²)
* Empty weight: lb (kg)
* Loaded weight: 26,455 lb (12,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 29,674 lb (13,460 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Klimov M-105 inlines, 1,100 hp (809 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 395 km/h (246 mph)
* Range: 4,100 km (2,556 miles)
* Service ceiling: 7,700 m (25,256 ft)
* Rate of climb: 330 m/min (1,082 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 34 lb/ft² (166 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.14 kW/kg (0.08 hp/lb)

Armament

* 1× 12.7 mm machine guns
* 2× 7.62 mm machine guns
* 6,614 lb (3,000 kg) bombs

Regards

 

[Pintu]

Torpedo Bomber :

These type of bomber though designed to attack naval flotilla with torpedo but also could do ground attacks when time needed and effectively used in World War 2 . However, invention of Anti-Ship Missile and use of long range Bombers as their launching platform made these aircrafts extinct.

Image of Torpedo Bomber :

Sopwith Cuckoo (Image : Wikipedia)

Regards

 

[Soham]

Excellent posts sir.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Pintu]

Torpedo Bomber development country wise during 1910-1919 ( Mainly in the time of First World War):

The UK :

1. Blackburn Blackburd ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 34 ft 10 in (10.62 m)
* Wingspan: 52 ft 5 in (15.98 m)
* Height: 12 ft 4½ in (3.77 m)
* Wing area: 684 ft² (63.6 m²)
* Empty weight: 3,228 lb (1,467 kg)
* Loaded weight: 5,700 lb (2,590 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V-12 water cooled, 350 hp (261 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 79 kn (91 mph, 146 km/h) (with torpedo)
* Service ceiling: 11,000 ft (3,350 m)
* Wing loading: 8.33 lb/ft² (40.7 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.061 hp/lb (0.10 kW/kg)
* Endurance: 3 hr
* Climb to 6,500 ft: 16 min 15 sec

Armament

* One 1,423 lb (647 kg) Admiralty Mark VIII torpedo

Regards

 

[Pintu]

Thanks Soham , this is because all of your encouragements ...........

2. Short Shirl ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 35 ft 0 in (10.66 m)
* Wingspan: 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m)
* Wing area: 791 ft² (73.5 m²)
* Empty weight: 3,300 lb (1,497 kg)
* Gross weight: 5,950 lb (2,700 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V12 cylinder water-cooled engine, 385 hp (288 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 92 mph (148 km/h)
* Endurance: 6.5 hours

Armament

* 1 × Mark VIII 1,423 lb (645 kg) torpedo

Regards

 

[Pintu]

3. Short Type 184 ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 40 ft 7 in (12.38 m)
* Wingspan: 63 ft 6in (19.36 m)
* Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
* Wing area: 688 ft² (63.9 m²)
* Empty weight: 3,703 lb (1,680 kg)
* Loaded weight: lb (kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 5,363 lb (2,433 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Sunbeam Gurkha (74 units), Sunbeam Maori, 260 hp (194 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 88 mph (142 km/h)
* Service ceiling: 9,000 ft (2,745 m)
* Endurance: 2¾ hrs

Armament

* 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun in rear cockpit
* 1 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo or up to 520 lb (236 kg) of bombs

Regards

 

[Pintu]

4. Sopwith Cuckoo ( Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: one, pilot
* Length: 28 ft 6 in (8.68 m)
* Wingspan: 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
* Height: 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
* Wing area: 566 ft² (52.6 m²)
* Empty weight: 2,199 lb (1,000 kg)
* Loaded weight: 3,883 lb (1,765kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Sunbeam Arab V8 engine, 200 hp (149 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 105.5 mph (92 kts, 171 km/h)
* Range: 291 nm (335 mi, 539 km)
* Service ceiling: 12,100 ft (3,690 m)

Armament

* 1× 18 inch Mk. IX torpedo

Regards

 

[Pintu]

Taking Some out of Monotonous posting the video of B-17
....

YouTube - B-17 Down

Regards

 

[Pintu]

Torpedo Bomber, The UK Period : 1920-1929

1. Blackburn Baffin (Image : Wikipedia)

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 38 ft 3¾ in (11.68 m)
* Wingspan: 44 ft 10 in (13.67 m)
* Height: 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
* Wing area: 683 ft² (63 m²)
* Empty weight: 3,184 lb (1,447 kg)
* Loaded weight: 7,610 lb (3,459 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Bristol Pegasus I.M3 9-cylinder radial engine, 565 hp (421 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 118 kn (136 mph, 219 km/h)
* Range: 426 nmi (490 mi, 789 km)
* Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,570 m)

Armament

* Guns:
o 1 × forward firing fixed 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers gun
o 1 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun in rear cockpit
* Bombs:
o 1 × 1,800 lb (816 kg) 18 in (457 mm) torpedo or 1,600 lb (726 kg) of bombs.

Regards