موسوعه الطائرات الحربية

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B-2 Spirit


Primary Function: Multi-role heavy bomber
Contractor: Northrop Grumman Corp.
Crew: Two pilots
Unit Cost: Approximately $1.157 billion
Powerplant
Four General Electric F-118-GE-100 engines (17,300 lb each)
Dimensions
Length: 69 feet (20.9 meters)
Wingspan: 172 feet (52.12 meters)
Height: 17 feet (5.1 meters)
Weights
Empty: 162,000 lb (73,482 kg)
Typical Takeoff: 336,500 lb (152,634 kg)
Performance
Speed: High subsonic
Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,152 meters)
Range: Intercontinental, unrefueled
Armament
NUCLEAR
16 B61
16 B83 CONVENTIONAL
80 MK82
16 MK84
36 CBU87
36 CBU89
36 CBU97 PRECISION
16 JDAM (2,000 lb GBU-31)
8 AGM-154 JSOW
8 GBU-37 Bunker Busters
8 EGBU-28 (Enhanced GBU-37)
AGM-158 (JASSM)

Service Life
First Flight: July 17, 1989 (B-2)
End of Service: N/A
Number Built: [21 total]

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B-17 Flying Fortress

Primary Function: Heavy bomber
Contractor: Boeing
Crew: 10 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Engineer, Bombardier, Radioman, 5 Gunners)
Unit Cost: $276,000 (B-17G)
Powerplant
Four 1,200 h.p. Wright R-1820-97 radial piston engines
Dimensions
Length: 74 feet, 4 inches (22.66 m)
Wingspan: 103 feet, 10 inches (31.65 m)
Height: 19 feet, 1 inch (5.82 m)
Weights
Empty: 36,135 lb
Maximum Takeoff: 54,000 lb (gross)
Performance
Speed: 300 mph (483 km/h)
Ceiling: 35,000 ft (10667 m)
Range: 1,850 miles (2979 km)
Armament
Thirteen .50 caliber machine guns, up to 17,600 lb.(short range) bombload
Service Life
First Flight: July 28, 1935 (prototype)
December 2, 1936 (Y1B-17A)
End of Service: May 1945
Number Built: [12,726 total]

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F-117 Nighthawk


Primary Function: Attack
Contractor: Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co.
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $FY98 [Total Program] $122 million
Powerplant
Two General Electric F404-GE-F1D2 non-afterburning turbofan engines (10,800 lb (48.04 kN) each)
Dimensions
Length: 65 feet, 11 inches (20.3 meters)
Wingspan: 43 feet, 4 inches (13.3 meters)
Height: 12 feet, 5 inches (3.8 meters)
Weights
Empty: 30,000 lb (13,608 kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 52,500 pounds (23,625 kilograms)
Performance
Speed: High Subsonic
Ceiling: N/A
Range: Unlimited with air refueling
Armament
Internal weapons carriage

Two each of:
2 MK84 2000-pound
2 GBU-10 Paveway II
2 GBU-12 Paveway II
2 GBU-27 Paveway III
2 BLU 109
2 WCMD
2 Mark 61

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F-111 Aardvark


Primary Function: Multipurpose tactical fighter bomber
Contractor: General Dynamics Corporation
Crew: Two (pilot and weapon systems officer)
Unit Cost: FY98 $75 million [Total Program]
Powerplant
Two Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-100 turbofans rated at 25,100 lb (11,250 kilograms) each
Dimensions
Length: 73 feet, 6 inches (22.0 meters)
Wingspan: 63 feet (19 meters) full forward
31 feet, 11 1/2 inches (11.9 meters) full aft
Height: 17 feet, 1 1/2 inches (5.13 meters)
Weights
Empty: 47,481 pounds (21,367 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff: 100,000 pounds (45,000 kilograms)
Performance
Speed: Mach 1.2 at sea level
Mach 2.5 at 60,000 feet
Ceiling: 60,000-plus feet (18,200 meters)
Range: 3,565 miles (3,100 nautical miles) with external fuel tanks
Armament
Up to four nuclear bombs on four pivoting wing pylons, and two in internal weapons bay. Wing pylons carry total external load of 25,000 pounds (11,250 kilograms) of bombs, rockets, missiles, or fuel tanks

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F-107 Ultra Sabre

Primary Function: Tactical fighter-bomber
Contractor: North American
Crew: One
Unit Cost: N/A
Powerplant
One Pratt & Whitney J75 at 23,500 lbs thrust with afterburner
Dimensions
Length: 60 ft 10 in
Wingspan: 36 ft 7 in
Height: 19 ft 8 in
Weights
Empty: N/A
Maximum Takeoff: 41,537 lbs
Performance
Speed: Mach 2+
Ceiling: 48,000 ft
Range: 1,570 miles
Armament
Four 20mm cannons, 108 2.75 in. rockets and up to 4,000 lbs. of bombs

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F-106 Delta Dart


Primary Function: All-weather interceptor
Contractor: Convair
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $3,305,435
Powerplant
One Pratt & Whitney J75-P-17 of 24,500 pounds thrust with afterburner
Dimensions
Length: 70 feet, 9 inches
Wingspan: 38 feet, 4 inches (A model)
Height: 20 feet, 4 inches
Weights
Empty: N/A
Maximum Takeoff: N/A
Performance
Speed: 1,525 mph
Ceiling: 53,000 feet (A model)
Range: 1,500 miles (A model)
Armament
One AIR-2A Genie air to-air nuclear missile, Four AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles, M61A1 Vulcan 20MM Cannon

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F-105 Thunderchief


Primary Function: Fighter-bomber
Contractor: Republic
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $2,136,668
Powerplant
One Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W jet engine with 24,499 lb. (11,111 kg) of thrust
Dimensions
Length: 67 feet (20.4 m)
Wingspan: 34 feet 11 inches (10.6 m)
Height: 20 feet, 2 inches (6.1 m)
Weights
Empty: 29,393 lb (13,330 kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 54,580 lbs. (24,752 kg) -- gross
Performance
Speed: 1,372 mph (mach 2.1) at altitude
Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,239 m)
Range: 2,390 miles (3,848 km)
Armament
One M6-1 20mm Vulcan cannon plus 14,000 lbs. of ordinance including conventional bombs, rocket packs, missiles, and internally or externally carried special weapons.

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F-104 Starfighter


Primary Function: Fighter
Contractor: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Crew: One
Unit Cost: N/A
Powerplant
One General Electric J79-GE-3B at 9,600 lb (4,354 kg) each
Dimensions
Length: 54 feet 8 inches (16.6 m)
Wingspan: 21 feet 9 inches (6.6 m)
Height: 13 feet 5 inches (4.0 m)
Weights
Empty: 13,384 lb (6,071 kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 25,840 lb (11,271 kg)
Performance
Speed: 1,450 mph (Mach 2.2) at 35,000 ft.
Ceiling: 64,795 ft (19,750 m)
Range: 730 miles (1,175 km)
Armament
M-61 Vulcan 20mm cannon; 4,000 lbs of bombs under the wings two AAM-N-7 Sidewinder missiles on tips

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F-102 Delta Dagger


Primary Function: Interceptor
Contractor: Convair
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $1,184,000
Powerplant
One Pratt & Whitney J57 at 16,000 lbs thrust with afterburner
Dimensions
Length: 68 ft 4 in -- including boom
Wingspan: 38 ft 1 in
Height: 21 ft 2 in
Weights
Empty: N/A
Maximum Takeoff: 31,559 lbs
Performance
Speed: 810 mph -- max
Ceiling: 55,000 ft
Range: 1,000 miles
Armament
24 unguided 2.75 inch rockets and six guided missiles

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F-101 Voodoo

Primary Function: Escort/All-weather interceptor/Fighter-Bomber/Reconn.
Contractor: McDonnell
Crew: One
Unit Cost: N/A
Powerplant
Two Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 turbojet engines rated at 17,000Lb (7,666Kg) each
Dimensions
Length: 67 feet 5 inches
Wingspan: 39 feet 8 inches
Height: 18 feet
Weights
Empty: 28,970 lbs (13141 Kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 52,400 lbs (23768 Kg)
Performance
Speed: Max. 1,009 mph
Ceiling: 38,900 ft
Range: N/A
Armament
Four 20 mm cannons, low-altitude bombing systems, 1,620-pound bomb or 3,721-pound nuclear bomb