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WB.3 Phoenix
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WB.3 Phoenix, 1970
Role Supersonic bomber
National origin Wingarde
Manufacturer Wingarde Aerospace
First flight 27 July 1965
Introduction 2 December 1966
Retired 1989
Primary users Wingarde Federal Air Force
Produced 1966–1981
Major variants • Supersonic (nuclear) strike
• Maritime strike
• Electronic warfare

TBD

Variants

FIXME

  • Z.1 (1940): The prototype version.
  • Z.2 (1941): The first production variant.
  • Z.3 (1942):
  • Z.4 (1943):
  • Z.5 (1943): 1,600 hp
  • Z.6 (1944): 1,600 hp
  • Z.7 (1944): 1,800 hp + WEP
  • Z.8 (1945): 2,000 hp + WEP
  • Z.9 (1946):

Specifications (WB.3X Phoenix)

FIXME

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

  • Guns:
    • 2 × 12.7mm (.50 in) XXXX machine guns, mounted in the nose
    • 4 × 20mm Zaeber ZK3 cannons, mounted in the wings
  • Rockets: 8 × 127mm high velocity aircraft rockets
  • Bombs: 2 × 250 kg bombs or 2 × 500 kg bombs or 2 × 250-litre drop tank
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