guided bomber
1bomber — /bom euhr/, n. 1. Mil. an airplane equipped to carry and drop bombs. 2. a person who drops or sets bombs, esp. as an act of terrorism or sabotage. 3. See bomber jacket. [1910 15; BOMB + ER1] * * * Military aircraft designed to drop bombs on… …
2Bomber — For other uses, see Bomber (disambiguation). The B 17 Flying Fortress is a heavy bomber from World War II. A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets, by dropping bombs on them, or – in recent years – by… …
3Bomber destroyer — A bomber destroyer is a former type of fighter aircraft dedicated to destroying enemy bomber aircraft. It is similar in purpose to the interceptor, but differs primarily in formndash while interceptors tend to be small, fast climbing planes,… …
4V bomber — The term V bomber was used for the Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s that comprised the United Kingdom s strategic nuclear strike force. The bombers, whose names all started with the letter V , were the Vickers Valiant… …
5Laser-guided bomb — A laser guided bomb (LGB) is a precision guided munition (PGM) that uses semi active laser homing to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than a free fall bomb. LGBs are one of the most common and widespread PGMs, used by a large… …
6Heavy bomber — A heavy bomber is a bomber aircraft of the largest size, and typically longest ranges. The term was used primarily prior to and during World War II, when engine power was so scarce that designs had to be carefully tailored to their missions. The… …
7Torpedo bomber — A torpedo bomber is a bomber aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with torpedoes, but they could also carry out conventional bombings. Torpedo bombers existed almost exclusively prior to and during WWII, when they were an important player… …
8Level bomber — A level bomber is a bomber aircraft capable of attacking a ground object with bombs. Modern level bombers have multiple engines. During World War II, they possessed significant batteries of defensive guns; these guns were stripped away over the… …
9Dornier Do 217 — Do 217 Do 217 E 2 Role Medium bomber Heavy bomber …
10B-1 Lancer — Infobox Aircraft name = B 1 Lancer type = Strategic bomber national origin = United States manufacturer = North American Rockwell Rockwell International Boeing caption = A B 1B Lancer in flight. designer = first flight = 23 December 1974… …
