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heavy bomber [′hev·ē ′bäm·ər] (aerospace engineering) Any large bomber considered to be relatively heavy, such as a bomber having a gross weight, including bomb load, of 250,000 pounds (113,000 kilograms) or more, as the B-36 and the B-52. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To give you some perspective: A single Joint Direct Attack Munition, or "JDAM," dropped by a single B-2 can achieve what typically required 1,000 to 1,500 heavy bomber sorties in World War II--sorties from which sometimes 20 to 30 percent of the aircraft (along with thousands of Airmen) never returned. Hunter said he would have liked more funding for heavy bombers and transport aircraft, but the budget climate would make it problematic to try to pursue that funding. 37), but as one of the largest aircraft to ever operate from a carrier, the A-3 was definitely the Navy's heavy bomber for more than a decade. |
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