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Military Nomenclature

P=pursuit/patrol used from 1920s until 1944

F=fighter

B=bomber

C=cargo

Many planes had various models with slight differences in speed, ceiling, etc. Some used different engines which could make a significant effect on speed. Top speed also varies with altitude.

About Mach Speeds

What is speed is Mach 1? It depends on the air. At sea level on an average day, the speed of sound is 761 mph. At 20,000 feet, it’s 660 mph. So, Mach 2 at sea level is much faster than Mach 2 at 20,000 feet.


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1: Culver Cadet
Culver Cadet.  Series C, Number Twenty-Six.  Aviation sportsmen demand speed, visibility and comfort.  The new Culver Cadet offers these plus great economy.  Side-by-side seats f

2: Cessna AT-8 Trainer
Cessna AT-8 U.S. Army Advanced Trainer.  Series C, Number Fifteen.  Just as it is necessary in single-engine equipment to have lesser ships in speed and weight for training purposes, so it

3: Bristol Bombay
Bristol Bombay.  Royal Air Force Transport.  Series C, Number Forty-One.  Bomber Transport.  The Bristol "Bombay" is used by the R.A.F. as a troop carrier and as a heav

4: Boulton-Paul Defiant
  Boulton-Paul Defiant.  Royal Air Force Night Fighter.  Series C, Number Forty-Five.  The R.A.F. has been able to maintain a favorable ratio against great odds in the night

5: Blackburn Roc
 Blackburn "Roc"  Fleet Air Arm Fighter.  Series C, Number Thirty-Six, Fighter.  As Great Britain fights tenaciously to retain her dominace of the oceans, her Fleet Air