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During 1941 he ordered the development of a new aircraft to be powered by Price's engine, developing the engine as the L-1000 and the aircraft as the Lockheed L-133. Later that year the Tizard Mission arrived in the US and presented many technological advances being worked on in England, including information on Frank Whittle 's jet engine designs.
The term "thousand-bomber raid" was used to describe three night bombing raids by the Royal Air Force against German cities in summer 1942 during World War II. [1]The term was a propaganda device, whereby Arthur Harris reached the number of bombers by including not only bombers that were currently operational as part of RAF Bomber Command, but also aircrews from Operational Training Units to ...
A twin jet bomber project with a crew of three quite similar to the Fw 1000x1000x1000 A with a wingspan of 12.65 m and a length of 14.2 m. Data from Herwig & Rode [3] General characteristics. Crew: three; Length: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) Wingspan: 12.65 m (41 ft 6 in) Powerplant: 2 × Heinkel-Hirth He S 011 Turbojet engines, 13 kN (2,900 lbf) thrust ...
Perhaps the most notable use of the Ar 234 in the bomber role was the attempt to destroy the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. [44] Between 7 March, when it was captured by the Allies, and 17 March, when it finally collapsed, the bridge was continually attacked by III/KG 76 Ar 234s carrying 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bombs.
airliner/bomber: 85+ 19.13 yards (17.49 meters) 32.58 yards (29.79 meters) 4.527 tons: Pax: 16: First multi-engine aircraft in serial production, Russky Vityaz development Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI: 1916 Bomber: 56: 24.168 yards (22.099 meters) 46.15 yards (42.20 meters) 11.613 tons: Largest WWI aircraft in regular service Tarrant Tabor: 1919 Bomber: 1
In 2010, Pratt & Whitney proposed the PW9000 medium-bypass engine for the Next-Generation Bomber, using the PW1000G core with a direct-drive fan for a 4:1 bypass ratio. [37] Similar to the PW800, it has the F135 low-pressure section. [38] The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is powered by two 27,000 lbf (120 kN) PW9000s. [37] [failed verification]
Although claimed to be derived from Ralph Barker's The Thousand Plane Raid (also published as The Thousand Plan: the Story of the First Thousand Bomber Raids on Cologne), the storyline of the film inaccurately portrays the first raid as an 8th Air Force mission while the actual attack was undertaken by 1,047 Royal Air Force bombers against the ...
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