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Handley Page Victor B.2 receives its Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Blue Steel stand-off missile at an RAF Bomber Command base Hawker Siddeley Vulcan B.2 casts a delta shadow to indicate the height at which it can fly for thousands of miles, posing a severe problem to defending weapon systems 292 FLIGHT International, 20 August 1964 FACTS, FIGURES.. span, about 90ft; length, about 130ft; gross weight, about 250,0001b; max Mach number, about 1.5; in service, about 1962. "Bounder" Soviet Government design bur- eau, believed led by Vladimir Myasishchev; bomber, reconnaissance and research; four engines, believed to be two turbojets and two turbofans, of about 150,0001b total thrust; span, about 90ft; length, about 180ft; gross weight, about 450,0001b; in service (probably research only), about 1962. Dassault Mirage IV-A Generate Aero- nautique Marcel Dassault, Saint-Cloud (Seine et Oise), France; nuclear bomber and recon- naissance; two SNECMA Atar 9D turbojets with reheat, of 14,9901b thrust each; span, 38ft lOin; length, with FR probe, 82ft 6in; gross weight, 66,1401b; max Mach number, more than 2.2; in service, 1964. Sud-Aviation 40S0 Vautour UN Sud-Avia- tion SNCA, Paris 16e, France; all-weather strike, reconnaissance and interception; two SNECMA Atar 101E-3 turbojets of 7,720 lb thrust each; span, 49ft 6Jin; length, 51ft lin; gross weight, 45,6351b; max Mach number, 0.92; in service, 1956. Saab A 32A Lansen Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, Link oping, Sweden; all-weather strike and reconnaissance (also special recon- naissance and interception versions); Svenska Flygmotor RM 5 (R-R Avon 100 series) with reheat, of 9,9201b thrust; span, 42ft 7Jin; length, 49ft 2in; gross weight, 28,6601b; max Mach number, about 0.95; in service, 1955. TRAINERS AND UTILITY English Electric Lightning T.4 British Air- craft Corp (Preston Division), Warton, Lanes, England; conversion trainer, with all-weather interception capability; two Rolls-Royce Avon 210 turbojets with reheat, of 14,4301b thrust each; span, 34ft lOin; length, 55ft 3in; max Mach number, over 2; in service, 1960. Hawker Siddeley Vampire T.5S de Mavilland Division, Hatfield, Herts, England; advanced trainer; Bristol Siddeley Goblin 35 turbojet of 3,5001b thrust; span, 38ft; length, 34ft 5in; gross weight, 12,9201b; max speed, 549 m.p.h.; in service, 1952. Hunting Jet Provost T.51 British Aircraft Corp (Luton Division), Luton, Beds, England; basic trainer; Bristol Siddeley Viper 102 turbo- jet of 1,7501b thrust (2,5001b in later marks); span, 36ft llin; length, 32ft 5in; gross weight, 7,1001b; max speed, 326 m.p.h. (Mk 4, 410 m.p.h.); in service, 1958. Hawker Siddeley Hunter T.8 Hawker Black- burn Division, Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England; advanced trainer; Rolls-Royce Avon 122 turbojet of 7,7001b thrust; span, 33ft 8in; length, 48ft lOiin; gross weight, 22,0001b; max Mach number, 0.935; in service, 1958. Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.I de Havilland Division, Hatfield, Herts, England; navigation and systems trainer; two Bristol Siddeley Viper 301 turbojets of 3,1151b thrust each; Lockheed COIN mock-up, indicating the short wing span, high ground clearance and twin-turboprop propulsion typical of this projected class of aircraft span, 47ft; length, 47ft 5in; gross weight, 20,0001b; max speed, 590 m.p.h.; in service, 1964. Beagle Auster AOP.9 Beagle Aircraft Ltd, London SW1, England; air observation and liaison; Bristol Siddeley Bombardier 203 piston engine of 173 h.p.; span, 36ft 5in; length 23ft 8Jin; gross weight, 2,3301b; max speed, 127 m.p.h.; in service, 1955. Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.I Hawker Black- burn Division, Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England; advanced trainer; Bristol Siddeley Orpheus 101 turbojet of 4,4001b thrust; span, 24ft; length, including pitot, 37ft lOin; gross weight, 9,1121b; max Mach number, 0.95; in service, 1962. Canadair CT-114 (CL-41) Tutor Canadair Ltd, Montreal, Canada; basic trainer; General Electric/Orenda J85-4O turbojet of 2,8501b thrust; span, 36ft 6in; length, 32ft; gross weight, 7,3901b; max speed, 488 m.p.h.; in service, 1964. Hawker Siddeley Chipmunk de Havilland Division (designed by D.H. Canada); primary trainer; Bristol Siddeley Gipsy Major 10 piston engine of 145 h.p.; span, 34ft 4in; , length, 25ft 5in; gross weight, 2,1001b; max j speed, 138 m.p.h.; in service, 1950. -J Cessna T-37B Cessna Aircraft Co, Wichita, Kansas, USA; primary trainer, two Conti- nental J69-25 turbojets of 1,0251b thrust each; -. span, 33ft 4in; length, 29ft 3in; gross weight, | 6,5741b; max speed, 425 m.p.h.; in service, | 1956. '] Lockheed TF-104G Lockheed-California Co, Burbank, Calif, USA; conversion trainer, < with operational capability; General Electric J J79-11A turbojet with reheat, of 15,8001b thrust; span, without tip stores, 21ft llm; length, 54ft 9in; gross weight, 20,9001b; max Mach number, 2.2; in service, 1963. Northrop T-38A Talon Northrop Corp, Norair Division, Beverly Hills, Calif, USA;
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