Gallery No 29 - Handley Page Victor
Aircraft - 2 Images
My thanks to Roger Dunn and the MOD for supplying these images. Wikkipedia for text.
| The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft, one of the
'V bombers' intended to carry Britain's nuclear arsenal. The other two
V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. During the Borneo
conflict of 1962-66, two Victor B Mk 1A bombers flew the Victor's only
offensive mission.
With the grounding of the Vickers Valiant due to structural problems, the programme for the first production model Victors to replace it in the inflight refuelling role was sped up. After finally being phased out of bomber service with the Royal Air Force, the Victor saw continued and extensive use as a tanker aircraft. It was finally withdrawn from service in 1993, having lasted nine years longer in service than any of the other V bombers, albeit not in its original role. DescriptionRole Strategic Nuclear Bomber Crew 5 First flight December 24, 1952 (Prototype) February 1, 1956 (Production) Entered Service 1958 Manufacturer Handley Page Dimensions Length 114 ft 11 in 34.72 m Wingspan 110 ft 0 in 33.5 m Height 28 ft 1½ in 8.57 m Wing area ft² m² Weights Empty lb kg Loaded 165,000 lb 75,000 kg Maximum takeoff lb kg Capacity Powerplant Engines 4 Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire A.S.Sa.7 (202) Turbojets Thrust (each) 11,000 lbf 49 kN Performance Maximum speed 650 mph 1050 km/h Combat range 1,500 miles 2,400 km Ferry range miles km Service ceiling ft m Rate of climb ft/min m/min Wing loading lb/ft² kg/m² Thrust/Weight 0.27 lbf/lb 2.62 N/kg Avionics Avionics Armament Guns none Bombs 35 x 1000 lb Missiles Blue Steel (nuclear) Rockets Other |
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55 Squadron Mk2
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55 Squadron Early Mk2
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