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Bombers:

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.
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.
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.