Author Topic: Trivia! (Read 548 times)

Ball · « **on:** February 05, 2007, 02:00:24 AM »

Found this out yesterday...

Q: What is the heaviest, most powerful combat aircraft ever made?

DblTrubl · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2007, 02:18:22 AM »

Ekranoplan? Not really an aircraft in the strictest sense though it did fly...sort of.

DblTrubl · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2007, 02:26:32 AM »

Ok my first thought was XB-70 Valkyrie but that never went into production, hence the ekranoplan idea. I had the right country though.

Tu-160 Blackjack

Debonair · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2007, 02:29:36 AM »

the AU version of the Corsair.
it made of solid gold

DblTrubl · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2007, 02:33:44 AM »

Eww that's truly revolting. I need a puking smilie.

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2007, 02:33:48 AM »

Combat aircraft? Very broad definition.

I will say the B-36.

1K3 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2007, 03:24:12 AM »

An 225 "Mriya" (Dream)

F4UDOA · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2007, 09:04:53 AM »

That's easy.

Ball · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2007, 12:21:17 PM »

TU-160 it is

and what a plane! mach 2 +!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-160

http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/tu160/

General characteristics
Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, defensive systems operator)
Length: 54.1 m (177 ft 6 in)
Wingspan:

Spread (20° sweep): 55.70 m (189 ft 9 in)
Swept (65° sweep): 35.60 m (116 ft 10 in)
Height: 13.10 m (43 ft 0 in)
Wing area:

Spread: 400 m² (4,310 ft²)
Swept: 360 m² (3,875 ft²)
Empty weight: 110,000 kg (242,500 lb)
Loaded weight: 267,600 kg (590,000 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 275,000 kg (606,000 lb)
Powerplant: 4× Kuznetsov NK-321 turbofans
Dry thrust: 137 kN (30,900 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 245 kN (55,100 lbf) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.05 (2,220 km/h, 1,380 mph) at high altitude
Range: 12,300 km (6,640 nm, 7,640 mi) unrefueled
Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,200 ft)
Rate of climb: 70 m/s (13,780 ft/min)
Wing loading: 743 kg/m² with wings fully swept (152 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.37
Armament
2 internal bays for 40,000 kg (88,200 lb) of ordnance, options include:
2 internal rotary launchers each holding 6× Raduga Kh-55 cruise missiles (primary armament) or 12× Raduga Kh-15 short-range nuclear missiles