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Along with the Alouette III, the Cheetah was a key product for HAL; experience from manufacturing the type aided in the later development of more advanced indigenous helicopters such as the HAL Dhruv. [5] During the 1990s, HAL developed an armed light attack helicopter based upon the Cheetah, which was given the name Lancer. [6] [7]
designs for a commercial helicopter, using the rigid-rotor system from the Cheyenne. 1195 CL-1195: designs for fighter, proposal for the "Free World Fighter" program circa 1969 1200 CL-1200 Lancer: development of the F-104. became CL-1600 / X-27 1201 Lockheed CL-1201: Design study for 6,000 ton nuclear powered transport 1800 CL-1800: helicopter ...
The Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council (AFIC) assigns [1] codenames for fighters and other military aircraft originating in, or operated by, the air forces of the former Warsaw Pact, including Russia, and the People's Republic of China.
The initial variant of the Lancer was to be the CL-1200-1, powered by a single J79-GE-19 turbojet which was an uprated version of the engine used in the F-104. The second, more advanced variant, the CL-1200-2, was to have redesigned center and rear fuselage sections that could accommodate a modern turbofan engine as an improvement on the J79 ...
Light observation helicopter Bell Aircraft Corporation: Bell 47 variant. 1945 1946 2407 Bell H-12: Military utility helicopter Bell Aircraft: Company Model 48: 1946 Never 13 [3] Kellett XR-10: Military transport helicopter Kellett Autogiro Corporation Prototype. Program canceled 1949. 1947 Never 2 Sikorsky S-52: Utility helicopter Sikorsky ...
Only aircraft designated after the adoption of the Tri-Service system are listed below. For aircraft in the sequence designated before 1962, see List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) § H: Helicopter (1948–1962). H-46 Sea Knight – Boeing Vertol; H-47 Chinook – Boeing Vertol; H-48 – Bell (redesignated UH-1F)
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. Its 75,000-pound (34,000 kg) payload is ...
Helicopter Electronic-warfare: Manned 1979 64 MH-47 Chinook: Boeing USA Helicopter Multi-mission: Manned 1962 61 11 x MH-47D, 23 x MH-47E, 27 x MH-47G [citation needed] MH-60 Black Hawk: Sikorsky USA Helicopter Multi-mission: Manned 1979 58 23 x MH-60K, 35 x MH-60L Mil Mi-8/Mi-17: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant: Russia Helicopter Manned 10 Mil Mi-24