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HP.80 Victor

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Handley Page HP.80 Victor.
The Handley Page Victor is a British jet-powered strategic bomber, developed and produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company, which served during the Cold War. It was the third and final V-bomber to be operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the other two being the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. The Victor had been developed as part of the United Kingdom's airborne nuclear deterrent.
Role : Strategic bomber or aerial refueling tanker aircraft
National origin : United Kingdom
Manufacturer : Handley Page Limited
Designer : Reginald Stafford
First flight : 24 December 1952
Introduction : April 1958
Retired : 1993
Status : Retired
Primary user : Royal Air Force
Produced : 1952–1963
Number built : 86
Unit cost : £300,000 – £400,000

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
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  • Wingspan 78.4ft (23.9m)
  • Length 81.2ft (24.8m)
  • Height 21.3ft (6.5m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 45,924lbs (20,830kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.936
  • Wing Loading 173.3lbs/ft2 (846.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 265.0ft2 (24.6m2)
  • Drag Points 18440

Parts

  • Number of Parts 138
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 753
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    it's like a big flying sky whale!
    also you posted this three times in row you may want to remove some of them since I'm guessing that was unintentional?

    5.6 years ago