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The 1954 series of high-drag bombs was built in six sizes: 550 lb (250 kg), 1,100 lb (500 kg), 3,300 lb (1,500 kg), 6,600 lb (3,000 kg), 11,000 lb (5,000 kg), and 20,000 lb (9,000 kg). A feature of the 1954 series of bombs is the ballistic ring on the nose of the bomb which acts as a vortex generator to aid the bomb's stabilizers. [10]
Mark 81 bomb. Crewmen upload three Mark 81 general purpose high explosive bombs, with Mark 14 TRD (Tail Retarding Device) attached, aboard an A-4F Skyhawk aircraft from Marine Attack Squadron 133 (VMA-133). The Mark 81 is a general-purpose 250-pound (110 kg) bomb (nicknamed " Firecracker "). It's the smallest of the Mark 80 series of low- drag ...
GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb. The GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is a 250-pound (110 kg) precision-guided glide bomb that is intended to allow aircraft to carry a greater number of smaller, more accurate bombs. Most US Air Force aircraft will be able to carry (using the BRU-61/A rack [16]) a pack of four SDBs in place of a single 2,000-pound ...
36.8 cm (14.5 in) Filling. Cast Trotyl, cast Amatol, cast Trialen. or pressed Ammonal charge. Filling weight. 130 kg (290 lb) The SC 250 (Sprengbombe Cylindrisch 250) was an air-dropped general purpose high-explosive bomb built by Germany during World War II and used extensively during that period.
A B-2 Spirit dropping Mk82 bombs into the Pacific Ocean in a 1994 training exercise off Point Mugu, California. With a nominal weight of 500 lb (230 kg), it is one of the smallest bombs in current service, and one of the most common air-dropped weapons in the world. Although the Mk82's nominal weight is 500 lb (230 kg), its actual weight varies ...
He pressed 450 lb (204 kg) in 1951, and 500 lb (227 kg) on May 28, 1953. [9] [8] raw: 263 kg (580 lb) 1953: Doug Hepburn presses 580 lbs (263 kg) in training, using a "collar to collar" grip and a slight bounce on the chest. [10] raw: 250 kg (550 lb) 1957: Doug Hepburn presses 550 lbs (250 kg) in Portland, Oregon. He would follow this lift with ...
Filling weight. 100 kg. Detonation. mechanism. Impact fuse. The FAB-250 is a Soviet -designed 250-kilogram (550 lb) general purpose air-dropped bomb with a high-explosive warhead, primarily used by the Russian Air Force, former Soviet republics and customer countries. It is very widespread throughout the Third World and used in many conflicts ...
84 kg (185 lb) An experimental design, intended for use against landing craft and small ships. The bomb carried 10 kg (22 lb) of explosives, and had a velocity of about 230 meters per second. Type 3 No.6 Mk 27. 66 kg (145 lb) An anti-aircraft rocket that replaced the Type 99 No.3 Mk.3 in air-to-air bombing.