The McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (Bantam Bomber) is an American single-seater carrier-borne and land-based light attack aircraft developed during the 1950s to the US navy's requirements for a turbojet successor to the Douglas AD-6 Skyraider. The McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk II is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Pratt and Whitney J52-P-408 turbojet providing a top speed of 1103 kmh and a range of 547 km fully laden. It is armed with two 20 mm Mk 12 cannon in the wing roots and up to 9,155 lb (4153 kg) of disposable stores can be carried on five hard points, one under the fuselage and two under each wing. Research A-4
The Aerospatiale SN 601 (Corvette) is a French civilian business jet and military utility light transport aircraft developed in the late 1960's for the civilian market, entering limited military service in 1974. The Aerospatiale SN 601 is powered by two Pratt and WhitneyCanada JT15D-4 turbofans providing a top speed of 800 kmh and a range of 1645 km fully laden. The Aerospatiale SN 601 carries a flight crew of two and up to 14 passengers or freight in the cabin. Research Aerospatiale SN 601
The Agusta-Bell Model 102 is an Italian general utilityhelicopter first flown in 1959. The Agusta-Bell Model 102 is powered by a Pratt And Whitney R-1340 engine providing a top speed of 192 kmh and a range of 460 km. The Agusta-Bell Model 102 carries up to nine passengers and a pilot or four litters plus medical attendants or a combination of passengers and freight. Research Agusta-Bell Model 102
The Agusta AB212ASW is an Italian version of the American Bell 212 helicopter, optimised for naval warfare. The Agusta AB212 is powered by one Pratt and Whitney PT6T-6 Turbo Twin Pac coupled turboshaft providing a top speed of 240 kmh and a range of 615 km. It has provision for an Emerson Dual Flexible Turret System for machine-guns or a cannon, and carries up to 500 kg of disposable stores carried on two hard points one on each side of the fuselage, typically comprising Mk 46 torpedoes, Sea Killer anti-ship missiles or AS 12 anti-ship missiles. Research Agusta AB212ASW
The Agusta AB412 Grifone is an Italian utility and maritime patrol helicopter. It is operated by a crew of one and has provision for fourteen passengers or six litters and two attendants or 4000 lbs of freight carried in the cabin or 5050 lbs of freight carried as a slung load. A Pratt and Whitney PT6T-3B Turbo Twin Pac coupled turboshaft provides a top speed of 259 kmh and a range of 805 km or four hours flying time. Generally unarmed, provision is provided for one or two 25 mm Oerlikon-Buhrle KBA-B cannon mounted on the lower sides of the fuselage, or alternatively a 0.5 inch FN-Browning M3 heavy machine-gun mounted in a LucasHelicopter Turret under the nose, and one or two 0.5 inch or 7.62 mm FN-Browning M3 heavy machine-guns pintle-mounted in the cabin doors and disposable stores carried on two hard points one each side of the fuselage. Research Agusta AB412
The Aero Commander Ag Commander S-2D (also known as the Aero Commander 600 S-2D Snow Commander) is an American single-seater agricultural aircraft developed from the earlier Snow S-2C agricultural aircraft. The Aero Commander Ag Commander S-2D is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1340-S3H1 nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 225 kmh and a range of 355 km fully laden. Research Ag Commander S-2D
The Airbus A300B is the most advanced aircraft currently in airline service. Proposed in 1965 by the British and French governments (the British government subsequently withdrew its support and West Germany joined the team) it is built by companies in five countries and represents Europe's first attempt to break the US monopoly of the market for large subsonic airliners. The unique wing incorporates supercritical features, now being adopted in advanced military and other civil jetliners. These delay the onset of shockwaves up to high subsonic speeds. The wing took nearly 4,000,000 man-hours and almost 4,000 hours of wind-tunnel tests to perfect. The wing skin panels, some 15.5 metres long, are milled by computer-guided machines and preformed in gigantic presses. When released, they spring back to the exact aerofoil shape. The Airbus is the quietest wide-bodied jet with a top operating speed of 705 kmh and a range of 3000 km and the manufacturers claim it is quieter than smaller jets weighing one tenth as much. Unlike other wide-bodied jets, the Airbus A300B has only two engines: General Electric CF6-50C or alternatively Pratt and Whitney JT9D-59A turbofans which supposedly give it the lowest fuel consumption per passenger of any jet in history. A300B seating configurations can be varied from 345 passengers maximum in charter layout, to a mixed passenger/freight, or all-cargo payload. With an extra centre-section fuel tank, thicker wing roots and Kriiger flaps for a sprightly takeoff at 'hot and high' airports, the Airbus was converted from a short-to a medium-range airliner in the 1974 B4 version. Air France flew the first scheduled services in 1974. Research Airbus A300B
The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a Canadian two-seater, all-weather long range supersonic interceptor jet prototyped during 1958, and then scrapped. The Avro Canada CF-105 was powered by two Pratt and Whitney J75-P-3 turbojets providing a top speed of Mach 2.3 and was armed with eight Sparrow air-to-air missiles in an internal bay. Research Avro Canada CF-105
The Boeing B-52 is the US Air Force long range, large payload multi-role bomber and is known as the Stratofortress or the Buff (Big Ugly Fat Fellow). It is the USAF's principal strategic nuclear and conventional weapon platform, and also supports the US Navy in anti-surface and submarine warfare missions. It is the longest serving combat aircraft in the world - 104 B-52H's were built and the last was delivered in 1962. The B-52, with a weapons payload of more than 70,000 pounds, is capable of carrying the most diverse range of weapons of any combat aircraft. The nuclear weapons capacity includes 12 AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missiles (ACMS), 20 AGM-86A Air Launched Cruise Missiles (ALCM) and eight bombs. The conventional weapons carriage capability is eight AGM-84 Harpoon missiles, four AGM-142 Raptor missiles, 51 x 500 lb bombs, 30 x 1000 lb bombs, 20 AGM-86C Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missiles (CALCM), twelve Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW), twelve Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) and sixteen Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD). The B-52 can also deliver 51 500lb, 30 1000lb and 20 2000lb navy mines. The B-52H is powered by eight Pratt and Whitney type TF33-P-3 turbofan engines each providing more than 17,000 pounds of thrust. The engines are mounted in pairs on sharply raked forward pods under the 185 feet wing. The aircraft has ten internal plus two external fuel tanks with a capacity of over 181,000 litres, which gives a non-refuelled range of more than 8,600 miles. The operational range with one air refuelling is 7,500 nautical miles. Research B-52 Stratofortress
The BACC H-350 is an American twin-engined executive transport developed from the Howard 350 in 1962. The BACC H-350 is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Pratt and Whitney R-2800 CB-17 eighteen-cylinder two-row radial air cooled engines providing a top speed of 660 kmh and a range of 3380 km. The BACC H-350 carries a crew of two and up to fourteen passengers. Research BACC H-350
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