Bombers:
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Boeing: B-52 Stratofortress
- Type:
Six-seat long-range bomber.
- Engines:
Eight 17,000lbs.-thrust Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 turbofans.
- Max. Speed:
660mph. at 20,000ft.
- Ceiling:
55,000ft.
- Range:
8,500mi.
- Weight:
Empty 306,000lbs.; loaded 505,000lbs.
- Weapons:
One 20-mm M61A1 tail cannon; eight-one 1,000lb. bombs, or 20 AGM-86 or AGM-129 cruise missiles, or four to six nuclear bombs.
- Dimensions:
- Span: 185ft.
- Length: 160ft.
- Height: 40ft. 8in.
- Wing Area: 2,930sq. ft.
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Northrop: B-2 Spirit (Stealth Bomber)
- Type:
Two-seat long-range strategic bomber.
- Engines:
Four 19,000lbs.-thrust General Electric F118-GE-110 turbofan engines.
- Max. Speed:
475mph. above 40,000ft.
- Ceiling:
50,000ft.
- Range:
7,600mi.
- Weight:
Empty 110,000lbs.; loaded 376,000lbs.
- Weapons:
Normal strategic load of eight B61 or B83 nuclear bombs, or 16 stand-off nuclear missiles on ratary launcher in bomb bay; maximum conventional load of 80 Mk-82 500lb. conventional bombs or up to 50,000lbs. or other conventional weapons.
- Dimensions:
- Span: 172ft.
- Length: 69ft.
- Height: 17ft.
- Wing Area: 2,110sq. ft.
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Tupolev: Tu-160 "Blackjack"
- Type: Four-seat long-range heavy bomber.
- Engines: Four SSPE Trud (Kuznetsov) NK-321 turbofans each rated at 30,860lbs.-st. dry and 55,151lbs.-st. w/afterburner.
- Max. Speed: 1,240mph.
- Ceiling: 54,400ft.
- Range: 8,680mi.
- Weight: Empty 237,600lbs.; loaded 605,000lbs.
- Weapons: Two weapons bays holding six RK-55 (AS-15 "Kent") cruise missiles or 25 AS-16 "Kickback" missiles, or 6,300lbs. of bombs and other ordanance.
- Dimensions:
- Span: 183ft.
- Length: 177ft.
- Height: 43ft.
- Wing Area: 3,874sq. ft.
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