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Although the official record for fastest piston-engined aeroplane in level flight was held by a Grumman F8F Bearcat, the Rare Bear, with a speed of 850.23 km/h (528.31 mph), the unofficial record for fastest piston-engined aeroplane in level flight is held by a British Hawker Sea Fury at 880 km/h (547 mph).
Data from Aviation Week & Space Technology General characteristics Capacity: 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) weapon load Length: 54 ft (16 m) Wingspan: 132 ft (40 m) Empty weight: 70,000 lb (31,751 kg) Max takeoff weight: 180,000 lb (81,647 kg) Performance Maximum speed: Mach 0.8+ See also Aviation portal United States portal 2037 bomber program Related development Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Aircraft of ...
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer [b] is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force.It has been nicknamed the "Bone" (from "B-One"). [2] [3] As of 2024, it is one of the United States Air Force's three strategic bombers, along with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress.
In 1974, a pair of SR-71 flights set the records for highest sustained flight and quickest flight between London and New York. In 1976, it became the fastest airbreathing manned aircraft, previously held by its predecessor, the closely related Lockheed YF-12. [11] [12] [13] As of 2024, the Blackbird still holds all three world records.
Martin XB-51 attack bomber: 1949: retired prototype: 2: 4,700: McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II attack aircraft: n/a: abandoned 1983 project: 0: 2,300: McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft: 1978: operational: 323: 4,200: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter-bomber: 1958: retired 2016: 5,195 [notes 2] 8,500: McDonnell Douglas ...
Autonomous vehicles and aircraft are also expected to become more prolific and play a greater role in future wars. "The only open questions about autonomy are how fast it will mature and what form ...
The first competition for a supersonic strategic heavy bomber was launched in the Soviet Union in 1967. In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a new multi-mission bomber competition to create a new supersonic, variable-geometry ("swing-wing") heavy bomber with a maximum speed of Mach 2.3, in response to the US Air Force B-1 bomber project.
The Xi'an H-20 (Chinese: 轰-20; pinyin: Hōng-20; alternatively Xi'an H-X) is a projected subsonic stealth bomber design of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.It is referred to as a strategic project by the People's Liberation Army, [2] [3] and will be the first dedicated strategic bomber developed by China.