Vickers Valiant
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Top speed | 912 km/h |
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Range | 7,245 km |
First flight | May 18, 1951 |
Number built | 107 |
Engine types | Rolls-Royce Avon |
Manufacturers | Vickers |
Vickers-Armstrongs | |
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ID | 1951729 |
About Vickers Valiant
The Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant is a British high-altitude jet bomber, and was part of the Royal Air Force's "V bomber" nuclear weapon equipped strategic deterrent in the 1950s and 1960s. It was developed by Vickers in response to Specification B. 35/46 issued by the Air Ministry for a nuclear-armed jet-powered bomber.