Handley Page HalifaxHandley Page Halifax RAF airplane model. The Handley Page Halifax was a key British heavy bomber active from 1941 to 1952, designed to meet a demanding pre war specification. Equipped with four reliable Rolls Royce Merlin engines, it avoided the engine issues that plagued similar aircraft. The Halifax could carry a crew of seven and up to 13,000 pounds of bombs at speeds reaching 265 mph. It played a crucial role in RAFs night bombing campaign over

unsteerable nose wheel to conserve fuselage space for more internal fuel

the first company to bear their name

It was fast and known to absorb a great deal of battle damage

Its VK-1 engine had 1

The F/A-18 has a digital control-by-wire flight control system which provides excellent handling qualities and allows pilots to learn to fly the airplane with relative ease

When complete

beginning in 1993 and culminating in October 1997 when the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB flew the last nuclear mission

Pilot figure is not included

It will act as the Station's lifeboat and ensure the safe return of the Station crew to Earth in an emergency

and seven time-to-altitude records

making it the perfect choice for the Air Force

and first flew on 26 October