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  Bomber (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bomber is a 1970 historical fiction novel by Len Deighton.
Bomber is rock climbing slang for a totally secure anchor used for safety, otherwise known as a bomb-proof anchor.
A bomber jacket is a jacket made of leather or sheepskin with a fleece collar, of similar design to the jackets worn by bomber flight crew in World War II.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bomber_(disambiguation)   (295 words)

  
 CONK! Encyclopedia: Bomber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Strategic bombers are primarily designed for long-range strike missions against strategic targets such as supply bases, bridges, factories, and shipyards.
Perhaps the one meaningful distinction at present is the question of range: a bomber is generally a long-range aircraft capable of striking targets deep within enemy territory, whereas fighter bombers and attack aircraft are limited to 'theater' missions in and around the immediate area of battlefield combat.
The development of large strategic bombers stagnated in the later part of the Cold War both because of spiraling costs and the advent of the intercontinental ballistic missile, which was felt to have equal deterrent value while being much more difficult to intercept.
www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Bomber   (753 words)

  
 Bomber - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Strategic bombers often have some defensive armament, but they are not designed to engage in combat with other aircraft.
It is a stealth bomber built by Northrop Grumman.
In any case, developing and maintaining a bomber fleet is a massively expensive task and one which most nations do not have the resources, requirements or desire to pursue at present.
open-encyclopedia.com /Bomber   (465 words)

  
 Bomber (disambiguation) - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
A bomber is also a person who plants bombs.
A bomber jacket is a jacket made of leather or sheepskin with a fleece collar.
This is a disambiguation page – a navigational aid that lists other pages which might otherwise share the same title.
www.free-definition.com /Bomber-(disambiguation).html   (219 words)

  
 Bomber - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Ground-attack (or close air support) aircraft are designed to loiter over a battlefield and attack tactical targets, such as tanks, troop concentrations, etc.
The development of large strategic bombers stagnated in the later part of the Cold War both because of spiraling costs and the advent of the
Tupolev Tu-16 and Tupolev Tu-95 heavy bombers of 1950s vintage to soldier on into the 21st century.
www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /?t=Bomber   (684 words)

  
 Female suicide bomber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Female suicide bombers have become an increasingly prevalent phenomenon in recent years, particularly as popular symbols in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Some argue that the increasing prevalence of female suicide bombers is a sign of the rising status of women in Arab culture.
While many hailed the female suicide bomber and urged full involvement of all in Jihad, some criticized the cruelty of tearing mothers from their children and sending them to explode themselves.
www.kiwipedia.com /en/female-suicide-bomber.html   (280 words)

  
 B-24 [Definition]
It was the first American bomber to use tricycle landing gearTricycle gear describes a kind of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear, arranged in a tricycle fashion.
Such a design had a high aspect ratio, for maximum fuel efficiencyFuel efficiency, sometimes also referred to as fuel economy and commonly gas mileage in the United States, is a numeric measure often used to describe the amount of fuel consumed with regard to the distance travelled in a transportation vehicle, such as an automobile....
The Lancaster was primarily a night-time bomber; unlike the Halifax, it was not used during the war for other duties than bombing....
www.wikimirror.com /B-24   (3885 words)

  
 SAGE [Definition]
By the time it was fully operational the Soviet bomber threat had been replaced by the Soviet missile threat, for which SAGE was entirely inadequate.
A number of such aircraft were built in the period starting just prior to World War II and ending in the late 1960s, when they became less important due to the shifting of the strategic bombing role to ICBMs....
With a jet bomber, this meant the defenders had only a few minutes to react, far too little time to launch an interceptor.
www.wikimirror.com /SAGE   (4560 words)

  
 Bomber Forks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attackground targets, primarily by dropping bombs.
A fork is an implement with a handle on one end and long tines on the other; it is used for pricking, to hold ortransfer something.
Its use was first described in English by Thomas Coryat in a volume of writings on his Italian travels (1611), but for manyyears...
www.super8filmmaking.com /tail/41688-bomber-forks.html   (636 words)

  
 Bomber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber Traditionally, bombers have carried only defensive armament, and are not designed to engage in combat with other aircraft.
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 Bomber - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Bomber
Here you will find more informations about Bomber.
If you find this encyclopedia or its sister projects useful,
Examples: B-17 Flying Fortress, Avro Lancaster, B-52 Stratofortress, Tupolev Tu-16, Gotha G. *Tactical bombers are smaller aircraft that operate at shorter range, typically along with troops on the ground.
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 Bomber - pillscatalog.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
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