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On 23 March 1970 the No.603 Research Institute was tasked with developing a strategic bomber to be designated H-8, to reduce costs and development time the Xian H-6 airframe was used as a baseline. The first working sample was expected to be completed in 1973, and production was expected to be as early as in 1974.
A few were sold or given back to private owners, generally to be returned to agricultural use, while a handful have become private airports. A number of fields were simply abandoned, due to their remote locations, and the remains of these can still be found, especially in the Mojave Desert.
Twin-engine long-range day bomber DH.4 Airco DH.4: August 1916 Two-seat biplane day bomber DH.5 Airco DH.5: October 1916 Single-seat biplane fighter DH.6 Airco DH.6: 1916 Biplane trainer DH.7 Not built Single-seat tractor fighter project with a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine, not built due to non-availability of engine [1] DH.8 Not built
The next step forward in bomber technology was the development of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a four-engine airplane that was bigger, faster, and heavier than any previous bomber and required a longer and stronger runway to operate. Because the runway at Hamilton Field was not adequate for the B-17, the larger planes had to go elsewhere.
Consolidated vice president Edgar Gott was responsible for securing the company's contract to design and build the B-24 Liberator bomber. [5] The XB-24 Liberator prototype made its first flight in December 1939, and the first production order was from the French in 1940, just days before their surrender to Germany; six of these YB-24 Liberators ...
The United States flew a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday for its first precision-guided bombing drill with South Korea in seven years, the South's military said. The ...
H8, flat-eight engine; H8 may also represent: The airline code for Dalavia airline; the internet slang for "hate" a robot villain in Magnus, Robot Fighter - the chief of police for North Am, he lived up to his name, as he really hated humans; a supercomputer used by NASA; Halloween 8, a horror film abbreviated to H8; California Proposition 8 (2008)
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