Information on the following aricraft

[lancasterchick17]

Hello all,
This is my first time posting on this site. I am very interested in warplanes of all kinds, from all periods of history, and from all countries. One of my favorite airplanes is the Avro Lancaster. I am looking for information on the following aircraft, and any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Lancasterckick17
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JU 80 Stuka
Panavia Tornado G8
Avro Vulcan
TU 95 Bear
B-2 Spirit Bomber
Avro Lancaster
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-52 Stratofortress
Avro Arrow

[zb10948]

Wikipedia and google should do the trick, in general. You'll find a lot of info if you do quick searches there.

Then, if you're interested in something particular, be free to ask.

[lancasterchick17]

ty zb10948
I am actually looking for information on weapons capabilities in particular. But general information is great too!

[F-14blaze]

wow, great list, well, i dont know all of it, but i live in Ottawa, so i can check the air museum, its got the only remaing component of the arrow still in one piece

(the cockpit mounted on a 50' concrete pedestal, i assume its empty and just a shell :( )

[CFcops]

I think its Ju 87 stuka.

And plus, is this the first girl on this site?

[zb10948]

Tu-95 :

Rear cannon turret; 2x AM-23 (23mm), 15 tons of payload, including FAB class gravity bombs, X-20, X-22/X-22M, X-26, X-55/X-55SM missiles.

Raduga X-20 : thermonuclear cruise missile; 600 km range, Mach 2 speed inertial naviagion + radio correction guidance on terminal stage, 2.300kg warhead payload housing 3MT thermonuclear warhead. Replaced in service with X-22/X-22M.

Raduga X-22M : anti-ship missile; 440 km range, Mach 4 speed, inertial nagivation + active radar guidance on terminal stage, 1.000 kg conventional warhead or 350kT nuclear warhead.

Raduga X-26 : cruise / anti-ship missile; 300 km range, Mach 3.5 speed, inertial navigation / passive radiation + active radar / passive radiation guidance on terminal stage, 1.000kg conventional warhead or 350kT nuclear warhead.

Raduga X-55SM : cruise missile; 3000 km range, Mach 0.77 speed, inertial navigation coupled with radar terrain comparison, 200kT nuclear warhead.

[bf-fly]

Lancasterchick17,

Where are you located?

[lancasterchick17]

ontario, canada

[sicsok]

Hi! The latest newsletter of the Art of War webpage features a good article on the Lancaster that is flying, along with photoes. I sent the article to Pavel. (Did not have your e-address). Maybe he would forward it to you.

[bf-fly]

Just wondering, thought you might be in England. There is a flyable Lancaster at the Royal Airforce Museum at RAF Duxford, just west of Cambridge (north of London). If you ever find yourself in London, it's about a hour north.

[bf-fly]

here's a link for you:

http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/

[bf-fly]

Here it is flying:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJZaZsIHxiU

[Carlo]

Argentina bought 15 Lancasters after WWII, it was the only Latin American country to ever have strategic bombers. The most interesting of all is that these bombers were adapted to use the PT1 air-surface missile, developed in Argentina in the early 50's. This missile, by the way, is strongly based on German missiles from the war. But it never went operational, only 3 tests were done, and all of them failed.
One of these Lancaster is preserved in the National Air Museum, I saw this plane in 2003, when I went there. Unfortunately, it is not well kept, as it stands on the tarmac, exposed to sun and rain.
The PT1 missile and an Argentine Lancaster:

[lancasterchick17]

thanks everyone for all your help with finding out more information about one of my favorite aircraft.8)