Boeing B-47A
rocket assisted takeoff
Boeing B-47A
during a rocket assisted take-off
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V Bomber - Avro Vulcan - images
In the postwar period, the British Royal Air Force operated a set of three types of long-range jet-propelled strategic nuclear bombers, including the Vickers Valiant, the Handley-Page Victor, and the Avro Vulcan. All three "V-bombers" would have noteworthy careers, but the Vulcan, with........
Rockwell B-1B_Bomber - images
The Rockwell B-1A and B1-B Lancer bomber - the fascinating story of the "Bone" - the Rockwell B-1 bomber in service. The B-1B is a sleek, dartlike aircraft with a variable geometry "swing wing", which can be extended to full span for takeoff, landing, and long-range cruise, and swept back........
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - part 2
The Cold War led the United States to develop a strategic nuclear deterrent force featuring a wide range of weapons. One of the more impressive was the big Boeing "B-52 Stratofortress" eight-engine jet bomber. Although it was designed for the nuclear strike mission, it never saw comba........
North American XB-70 Valkyrie
After World War II, the US Air Force's (USAF) strategic bombers grew ever more capable, each reaching higher altitudes and greater speeds than its predecessor. By the late 1950s, the USAF was planning to develop a "super-bomber", the North American "B-70", that would be built........
Rockwell B-1B_Bomber - service
The Rockwell B-1A and B1-B Lancer bomber - the fascinating story of the "Bone" - the Rockwell B-1 bomber in service. The B-1B is a sleek, dartlike aircraft with a variable geometry "swing wing", which can be extended to full span for takeoff, landing, and long-range cruise, and swept back........
Gloster Meteor - further developments
The early story of the Gloster Meteor is interwined with British efforts to develop turbojet engines. The Gloster Meteor was the first operational British jet fighter, and the only Allied jet fighter to see combat in World War II. The Meteor served in the postwar period with many different air s........
Vulcan 607
Book Review: Vulcan 607 by Rowland White. When Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, they did not expect Britain to fight back. The RAF response was to plan an audacious mission to bomb the runway at Port Stanley, using the aged and soon to be retired Avro Vulcan Bomber.
Vulcan 607
B-2 Spirit Stealth development
The US Air Force turned towards "stealthy" aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s, the flying wing bomber was revived in the form of the Northrop Grumman "B-2 Spirit", the first flying wing to enter full operational service, the biggest stealth aircraft built to date, and one of the........
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