Handley Page Victor – 사진 및 동영상

Tthe 핸들리 페이지 빅터 냉전 기간 동안 복무 한 Handley Page Aircraft Company에서 개발 및 생산 한 영국의 제트 동력 전략 폭격기였습니다. 영국 공군(RAF)이 운용하는 V-폭격기의 세 번째이자 마지막이었으며, 다른 두 대의 V-폭격기는 Avro Vulcan과 Vickers Valiant였습니다. Victor는 영국의 공중 핵 억지력의 일부로 수행하도록 개발되었습니다. 1968 년에이 유형은 피로 균열이 발견 된 후 핵 임무에서 퇴역했으며, 이는 RAF가 요격을 피하기 위해 저고도 비행 프로파일을 채택함으로써 악화되었습니다.

소스: Handley Page Victor의 Wikipedia 계정

The Handley Page Victor was a British jet-powered strategic bomber, developed and produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company and served during the Cold War. It was the third and final of the V-bombers operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF); the other two V-bombers being the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. The Victor had a distinctive crescent-shaped wing that enabled it to fly at high altitudes and speeds, making it less vulnerable to interception. The Victor was initially designed to carry a single nuclear bomb, but later variants were equipped with conventional bombs, cruise missiles, or aerial refueling pods.
The Victor entered service in 1958 and was retired from the nuclear deterrent role in 1968, following the discovery of fatigue cracks in the airframe. Some Victors were converted into strategic reconnaissance aircraft, using a combination of radar, cameras, and other sensors to gather intelligence. Others were modified into tankers to provide aerial refueling for other aircraft, such as the Vulcan bombers that participated in the Falklands War. The Victor was the last of the V-bombers to be retired from service, in 1993. It was replaced by the 비커스 VC10 and the Lockheed Tristar as tankers, and by various other aircraft as bombers and reconnaissance platforms.