A medium bomber is a bomber aircraft designed to operate with medium bombloads over medium distances; primarily to distinguish them from the much larger heavy bombers and smaller light bombers. A bomber is a Military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets primarily by dropping Bombs on them A heavy bomber is a Bomber aircraft of the largest size and typically longest ranges Light bomber is a relatively small and fast class of Military Bomber aircraft which was employed mainly before the 1950s 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. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The medium bomber was generally considered to be any design that delivered about 4,000 lb (1. 8 t) over ranges of about 1,500 to 2,000 miles (2,400 to 3,200 km). Heavy bombers were those with a nominal load of 8,000 lb (3. 6 t) or more, and light bombers carried 2,000 lb (0. 9 t) loads. These distinctions were already disappearing by the middle of WWII, when the average fighter aircraft could now carry a 2,000 lb (0. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed 9 t) load and ever more powerful engines allowed "light" designs to largely take over the missions formerly filled by mediums.
After the war the term disappeared from use almost instantly. Although a number of aircraft were designed in this performance range, they were now almost universally referred to as tactical bombers instead. Famous examples of post-war mediums include the English Electric Canberra (and its US counterpart, the Martin B-57) and Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Examples
- Heinkel He 111, considered a heavy by the Luftwaffe
- Junkers Ju 88
- B-25 Mitchell
- B-26 Marauder
- Handley Page Hampden - similar bomb load to the Wellington but nearly as fast as a Bristol Blenheim light bomber
- Vickers Wellington
- Bristol Beaufort - torpedo bomber, used more often as mine layer. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout See A-26 Invader for the plane known as the B-26 from 1948 to 1962 The Handley Page HP52 Hampden was a British twin-engine Medium bomber of the Royal Air Force serving in the Second World War WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Bristol Beaufort was also a Car produced by Bristol Cars in the late 1980s and early 1990s
- English Electric Canberra - post war jet bomber
- Martin B-57 - US development of the Canberra
- Il-28
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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