USSR military aircraft designation systems - USSR military aircraft designation systems Imperial Russia (before 1917) does not seem to have had a system. Aircraft were given names or numerical designations by manufacturers. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Soviet System to 1939 1.1 Type Prefixes 1.2 Fighters 1.3 Bombers 2 Soviet System since 1939 3 Design Office Prefixes 4 See also Soviet System to 1939 Soviet system to 1939 was divided by type, with numbers assigned in order by government ministry. However, designers/manufacturers usually also gave them their own designations. Type Prefixes (incomplete) A - (Autogiro) B - Bombardirovschik (Bomber) BB - Blizhnij Bombardirovschik (Short-range Bomber) DB - Dalnij Bombardirovschik (Long-range Bomber) G - (Paratroop Transport) I - Istrebitel ("Destroyer" = Fighter) M - Morskoj (Seaplane) MDR - Morskoj Dalnij Razwedchik (Long-range Reconnaissance.
Military aircraft - Military aircraft Military aircraft are airplanes used in warfare. General categories include Fighter aircraft Ground attack aircraft Bomber Tanker Trainer Transport Surveillance aircraft or reconnaissance, or air observation post Lists of military aircraft can be found at: List of military aircraft of the United States of America List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe List of aircraft of the RAF Aircraft of the RAAF United States of America military aircraft designation systems USSR military aircraft designation systems British military aircraft designation systems External Links The rec.aviation.military FAQ Federation of American Scientists.
List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS - List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 List by kind 1.1 Attack 1.2 Bomber 1.3 Fighter 1.4 Helicopter 1.5 Reconnaissance 1.6 Trainer 1.7 Transport 1.8 Utility 2 See also 3 External Links List by kind Attack Sukhoi Su-27 Ilyushin Ilyushin Il-2 "Sturmovik" Ilyushin Il-10 Sukhoi Sukhoi Su-2 Sukhoi Su-7 Sukhoi Su-24 Sukhoi Su-25 Yakovlev Yakovlev Yak-38 Bomber Ilyushin Ilyushin DB-3 Ilyushin Il-4 Ilyushin Il-28 Miyasishchev Miyasishchev M-4 "Bison" Petlyakov Petlyakov Pe-2 Petlyakov Pe-8 Sukhoi Sukhoi Su-24 Tupolev Tupolev SB-2bis Tupolev TB-1 Tupolev TB-3 Tupolev Tu-2 Tupolev Tu-4 Tupolev Tu-16 Tupolev Tu-22 Tupolev Tu-142 Tupolev Tu-160 Yakovlev Yakovlev Yak-2/Yak-4 Yermolayev Yermolayev Yer-2 Fighter Mikoyan-Gurevich Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1/MiG-3 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250 (N) aka MiG-13 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19.
List of aircraft - List of aircraft This page contains a very long flat list of aircraft types, roughly categorised. As it grows, it will become a less than useful index, and if it isn't complete, that's also less than useful... so, in an attempt to provide some better indexing, try one of these alternatives: List of aircraft types list of aircraft by date and usage category list of aircraft by date and manufacturer list of aircraft by date and distinctive features list of aircraft by date and country of origin List of military aircraft of the United States of America List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe List of aircraft of the Israeli Air Force List of aircraft of.
Vickers Valiant - four-piston-engined bombers for massed raids, and remained committed to this policy in the immediate postwar period, adopting the Avro Lincoln, an updated version of the WW2 Lancaster, as their standard bomber. The development of jet aircraft and nuclear weapons soon made this policy obsolete. The future appeared to belong to jet bombers that could fly at high altitude and speed, without defensive armament, to perform a nuclear strike on a target. After considering various specifications for such an advanced jet bomber in late 1946, in January 1947 the British Air Ministry issued an request for an advanced jet bomber that would be at least the equal of anything the US or the USSR had. The request went to most of England's major aircraft manufacturers. While the Short Brothers submitted a design.
Heinkel He 112 - 112 The Heinkel He 112 was a fighter aircraft designed by Walter and Siegfried Günter at Heinkel. It was one of four planes designed to compete for the Luftwaffe's first fighter contract, one that would eventually be won by the Messerschmitt Bf 109. It was the only one to come close to the 109 in terms of performance, but was more difficult and expensive to build. Small numbers were used for a short time by the Luftwaffe, and small runs were completed for several other countries. It remains one of the least known production fighter designs. Background When the re-forming Luftwaffe started to look for new planes in the early 1930s, initially training and utility aircraft, Heinkel was one of the most experienced firms in the country. Contracts were received for.
B-47 Stratojet - RB-47K 6 B-47 in service 7 Conversions and special modifications 8 COMMENTS, SOURCES, & REVISION HISTORY 9 References Origins USAF B-47E Stratojet. The B-47 arose from a 1943 USAAF requirement for a jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, which evolved into a formal request the next year. The request specified a speed of 500 mph (800 km/h) or more, a range of 3,500 mi (5,600 km), and a service ceiling of 40,000 ft (12,200 m). It envisioned using the General Electric TG-180 turbojet engine, then in development. North American, Convair, and Boeing submitted proposals. The first Boeing proposal, the Model 424, was a modification of a conventional propeller-driven bomber design, basically a scaled-down version of the Boeing B-29 fitted with four jet engines. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, the ancestor.
Republic P-47 - US Army Air Force (USAAF) fighters of World War II. The P-47 was a big, rugged, overbuilt aircraft that was effective in air combat but proved particularly useful as a fighter-bomber. The Jug also served with a number of other Allied air arms. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Early Seversky Aircraft, P-35 and P-35A The P-47 Thunderbolt was, in a very indirect sense, a gift from Russia to the United States of America. The aircraft was the product of two Russian immigrants, Alexander De Seversky and Alexander Kartveli, who had left their homeland to escape the Reds. De Seversky was an extremely colorful character. He was born in 1894 in Russian Georgia, and became a naval aviator in the Tsar's forces in World War I. He lost a leg early in the conflict,.
United States of America military aircraft designation systems - United States of America military aircraft designation systems Historical note on Designation Systems From 1920 to 1947 the US Army Air Service/US Army Air Corps/US Army Air Force used a designation system based on mission category, with each model in a category numbered in turn. From 1922 to 1962 the US Navy (including US Marine Corps) used a completely separate designation system, based on both mission and manufacturer. From 1947 to 1962 the US Air Force used a mission-based system different to, but derived from, the 1920-1947 system. For instance, the Lockheed P-80 `Shooting Star' (Pursuit) was re-designated as F-80 (Fighter), but the Convair B-36 bomber kept its previous designation. From 1962 to now a joint system of mission-based designations was used, with most of these re-starting from 1..
British military aircraft designation systems - British military aircraft designation systems British military aircraft designation systems Generally, aircraft in British military service were known by names assigned by their manufacturer, or (for various imported types) bestowed upon them by the first military service to bring them into service. There was a period (in the 1920s) when names followed function, beginning with 'F' for fighters, 'N' for naval, 'B' for bomber, and so on. Often the Navy would simply preface the RAF name with the word "Sea" (for example Sea Hurricane or Sea Heron). From about 1910, it was decided that all aircraft for British Army use would be designed at the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, although they might be built elsewhere. These did have reasonably consistent designations. The Admiralty chose to have private.
Anti-aircraft - Anti-aircraft Anti-aircraft, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. Various guns and cannons have been used in this role since the first military aircraft were used in World War I, growing in power and accuracy over the years. Starting in the post-World War II era the guns were joined by the guided missile, and today both are used in combination in most roles. Nicknames for anti-aircraft guns include AAA or triple-A for anti-aircraft artillery, ack-ack (from the World War I phonetic alphabet for AA), archie, a WWI British term, and flak (from the German fliegerabwehrkanonen, aircraft defense guns). An anti-aircraft missile is a ground-based missile used to destroy aircraft. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 1.1 Earliest use 1.2 World War.
Jet engine - is a type of air-breathing engine, often used on aircraft. The principle of all jet engines is the same. Air is drawn in at the front and compressed. Fuel is then added and the resulting mixture burned. The combustion greatly increases the pressure of the gases which are then exhausted out of the rear of the engine. The process can be seen to be the same as a normal four stroke cycle, but with the processes - induction, compression, ignition and exhaust - taking place continuously. The engine generates thrust because of the acceleration of the air through it - the equal and opposite force this acceleration produces (Newton's third law) is thrust. A jet engine takes a relatively small mass of air and accelerates it by a large amount, whereas.
Josef Kammhuber - successful night fighter defense system, the so-called Kammhuber Line, but a detailed knowledge of the system provided to the RAF by British military intelligence allowed them to render it ineffective. Personal battles between himself and Erhard Milch, director of the RLM, eventually led to his dismissal in 1943. Josef Kammhuber was born in Alz, the a son of a farmer. When World War I started he was 18 and joined a Bavarian engineer battalion. He experienced Verdun in 1916 and was promoted to second lieutenant in 1917. He remained in German's tiny post-war army, and in 1925 was promoted to first lieutenant. His rise through the ranks continued slowly but in 1929 he was sent for pilot training and promoted to captain. He was sent to the USSR in 1930 and.
Guidance system - is a device or group of devices used to navigate a ship, aircraft, cruise missile, rocket, satellite, or other craft. Typically this refers to a system that navigates without direct or continuous human control. Systems that are intended to have a high degree of human interaction are usually refered to as a navigational system. One of the earlist examples of a true guidance system is that used in the German V-1 during WW2. This system consisted of a simple gyroscope to maintain heading, an airspeed sensor to estimate flight time, an altimeter to maintain altitude, and other redundant systems. A guidance system has 3 major sub-sections: Inputs, Processing, and Outputs. The input section includes sensors, course data, radio and satellite links, and other information sources. The processing section, composed of one.
F-117 Nighthawk - States Air Force's F-117A Nighthawk is the world's first operational aircraft designed to exploit low-observable stealth technology. Before it was given an official name, the engineers and test pilots referred to the ungainly aircraft, which went into hiding during daylight to avoid detection by Soviet satellites, as "Cockroaches", a name that is still sometimes used. The Nighthawk is classified as a fighter (the "F-" designation), but it was designed primarily as a ground attack aircraft. A few websites claim that the F-117 can carry Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, but this seems contrary to the rest of the plane's design and reported missions. The "F-" designation has never been officially explained. However, military organizations have never been quick to embrace new technologies, and the USAF in particular has always been most proud of.
F-101 Voodoo - Voodoo The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic military aircraft flown by the USAF and the RCAF. Initially designed as a long-range bomber escort (known as a penetration fighter) the design was modified to perform a number of roles; photoreconnaissance, interceptor and close air support. Each role produced a different variant; the F-101A was a fighter-bomber, the 'B' was a two-seater interceptor, the RF-101A was for reconnaissance and the F-101F (or TF-101B) was a trainer. The F-101C was a modified A type specially strengthened for low-altitude operations. Voodoos used by the RCAF were given the CF prefix. D and E variants were proposed, powered by GE engines, but never built. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Background 2 F-101A 3 F-101B 4 Variants 5 General characteristics (F-101B) Background An after-burner take-off by.
Dassault Mirage III - The Dassault Mirage III is a supersonic fighter aircraft designed in France during the 1950s, and manufactured both in France and a number of other countries. It was one of the most successful fighter aircraft ever made, being sold to many air forces around the world and remaining in production for over a decade. Some of the world's smaller air forces still fly Mirage IIIs as front-line equipment today. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early development 2 The Mirage IIIC 3 Mirage IIIE & IIIR 4 Mirage 5 / Milan / Mirage 50 / Mirage 3NG 5 Mirage IIIB & IIID trainers 6 IAI Nesher & Kfir / Atlas Cheetah / Enaer Pantera 7 Mirages external stores 8 Balzac / Mirage IIIV 9 Mirage III/5/50 users summary 10 SOURCES Early development.
Air Force One - the callsign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. The Air Force operates two VC-25A aircraft, tail numbers 28000 and SAM 29000, for this primary purpose. They are custom-configured versions of the civilian Boeing 747-2G4B. Before 28000 and 29000 entered service in 1990, two Boeing 707-320B-type aircraft, tail numbers 26000 and 27000, had been operated as Air Force One starting in 1958. Air Force One The custom modifications include interior reconfiguration for presidential duties: sleeping quarters, office areas, two kitchens, a medical operating table and pharmacy, communications systems, telephones and television sets, even workout rooms. There is also space for the president's family, staff and news media. The plane can also be operated as a military command center in the event of an incident.
Anti-ballistic missile - War nearly fifty years later against the V-2's direct descendant, the Iraqi Scud missile. The American armed forces began experimenting with anti-missile missiles shortly after World War II, as the extent of German research into rocketry became clear. But defenses against Soviet long-range bombers took priority until the later 1950s, when the Soviets began to test their missiles (most notably via the Sputnik launch in October 1957). The first experimental ABM system was Nike Zeus, a modification of existing air defense systems. Nike Zeus proved unworkable, and so work proceeded with Nike X. Another avenue of research by the US was the test explosions of several hydrogen bombs at very high altitudes over the southern Atlantic ocean, launched from ships. When such an explosion takes place a burst of x-rays are.
Technological escalation - dominance of one civilization over another: those with flint, all else being equal, will defeat those with softer or duller stone spear heads, those with the bow defeat those with only the sling, those with the gun defeat those with the bow. In this view, military tactics and even larger military strategy play a minor role, and are subordinated to the weapons in use. This view was dominant during the Enlightenment where science and technology began to be seen as the only way to approach natural law, subordinating views of mastery by social, moral, spiritual or other means. It was perhaps apparent that due to superior firepower and the ability to support larger numbers of people due to intensive agriculture which in turn relied on technological support (such as the iron.
