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Handley-page Victor | bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"|Handley-Page Victor B.1 | olspan="3" align="center"|
Victor V bomber in 1961 | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Description | | ole | colspan="2"|Strategic Nuclear Bomber | | rew | colspan="2"|5 | | irst Flight | colspan="2"|December 24, 1952 (Prototype)
February 1, 1956 (Production) | | ntered Service | colspan="2"|1958 | | anufacturer | colspan="2"|Handley Page | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Dimensions | | ength | 114ft 11in | 35m | | ingspan | 110ft 0in | 33.5m | | eight | 28ft 1½in | 8.6m | | ing area | ft² | m² | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Weights | | mpty | lb | kg | | oaded | Approx 165,000lb | approx 75,000kg | | aximum takeoff | lb | kg | | apacity | colspan="2"| | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Powerplant | | ngines | colspan="2"|4 Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire A.S.Sa.7 (202) Turbojets | | hrust (each) | 11,000lb | 49kN | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Performance | | aximum speed | 650mph | 1050km/h | | ombat range | 1,500miles | 2,400km | | erry range | miles | km | | ervice ceiling | ft | m | | ate of climb | ft/min | m/min | | ing loading | lb/ft² | kg/m² | | hrust/Weight | colspan="2"| | | ower/Mass | hp/lb | kW/kg | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Avionics | | vionics | colspan="2"| | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Armament | | uns | colspan="2"| | | ombs | colspan="2"| | | issiles | colspan="2"| | | ockets | colspan="2"| | | ther | colspan="2"| | The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft, one of the 'V bombers' intended to carry Britain's nuclear arsenal. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. After being phased out of bomber service with the Royal Air Force, the Victor saw extensive use as a tanker aircraft. It was finally withdrawn from service in 1993, having lasted nine years longer in service than any of the other V bombers, albeit not in its original role. Units Using the Victor Royal Air Force squadrons that were equipped with the Victor include: External links - http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/victor/
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