Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant je bil britanski štirimotorni strateški bombnik iz zgodnjih 1950-ih. Valiant je bil en od treh jedrskih V-bombnikov, ostala dva Handley Page Victor in Avro Vulcan sta se pojavila kasneje. Sta pa bila Victor in Vulcan precej bolj napredna. Valiant se je uporabljal tudi kot leteči tanker in izvidniško letalo.
Specifikacije (Valiant B.1)
Glej tudi Avro Vulcan Boeing B-47 Stratojet Convair XB-46 Handley Page Victor Martin XB-48 North American B-45 Tornado Tupoljev Tu-16/Xian H-6
Sklici
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Zunanje povezave
RAF Museum Valiant History "The Vickers Valiant" version 1.1
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