Handley Page Victor | |
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Riik | Uk |
Rolli | Strateegiline pommitaja või õhust tankimise tankerlennukid |
Esimene lend | 24. detsember 1952 |
Ehitatud | 86 |
2007 Handley Page Victor oli Briti reaktiivmootoriga strateegiline pommitaja, mille töötas välja ja tootis Handley Page Aircraft Company, mis teenis külma sõja ajal. See oli kolmas ja viimane V-pommitajatest, mida käitasid Kuninglikud Õhujõud (RAF), ülejäänud kaks V-pommitajat olid Avro Vulcan ja Vickers Valiant. Victor oli välja töötatud nii, et see oleks osa Ühendkuningriigi õhus olevast tuumaheidutusest. 1968. aastal eemaldati tüüp tuumamissioonilt pärast väsimuspragude avastamist, mida süvendas RAF-i madala kõrgusega lennuprofiili vastuvõtmine pealtkuulamise vältimiseks.
Allikas: Handley Page Victor Vikipeedias
Victor B.Mk.2K2 “Lusty Lindy” Walk Around | |
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Fotograafid | Luc Colin |
Lokaliseerimine | Yorkshire'i õhumuuseum |
Victor K.2 XL231 | Lusty Lindy Yorkshire'i õhumuuseumis, Yorkshire'i lennundusmuuseumis, York. B.2 kuni K.2 muundamise prototüüp. XL231 on üks kahest Victorist, kes on hetkel ruleeritavas seisundis. |
Fotod | 81 |
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Handley Page HP 80 Victor Mk.2 Walk Around | |
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Fotograafid | Teadmata |
Lokaliseerimine | Teadmata |
Fotod | 36 |
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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 Vickers VC10 and the Lockheed Tristar as tankers, and by various other aircraft as bombers and reconnaissance platforms.
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