Military Bomber

FAA approach category C/D/E Typical Vref 135 to 195 kt 4 aircraft

Target for descent rate

100 to 200fpm

Full marks for descent rate up to 200 fpm; under 100 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.

Scoring thresholds.

Roundout applies these to every aircraft in this category, except where an aircraft carries its own G-force curve or tail-strike limit. Scores fall in a straight line between the points, from 0 to 100 for each part; the composite formula is in the scoring methodology.

Descent rate at touchdown (fpm)The score at each point of the curve.

100≤ 200fpm

90≤ 244fpm

75≤ 311fpm

55≤ 400fpm

35≤ 489fpm

10≤ 600fpm

G-force at touchdown (g)The category's own curve.

100≤ 1.10g

90≤ 1.20g

75≤ 1.35g

55≤ 1.55g

35≤ 1.75g

10≤ 2.00g

Ideal touchdown zone: 300 to 700mpast the threshold
Tail-strike limit: 9°pitch at touchdown
Approach-speed tolerance: ±3%of Vref, at least 10 kt

The 4 aircraft in it.

Every one of them is held to the target above. What sets them apart is their own Vref, quoted at the reference weight, usually the maximum landing weight; Roundout adjusts it to the weight you land at.

Vref across the category130 kt in the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress to 150 kt in the Rockwell B-1B Lancer; the middle aircraft, 140 kt.

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress130 kt Avro Vulcan B Mk.2140 kt Northrop B-2 Spirit140 kt Rockwell B-1B Lancer150 kt

Aircraft 4

Every figure, as a table

Aircraft	Vref	MTOW	Tail strike	Source
Avro Vulcan B Mk.2	140 kt	92,533 kg	9°	Payware (Just Flight)
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress	130 kt	221,353 kg	9°	Payware (Golden Key/MScenery)
Northrop B-2 Spirit	140 kt	152,634 kg	9°	Payware (KwikFlight/Top Mach)
Rockwell B-1B Lancer	150 kt	216,365 kg	9°	Payware (KwikFlight/Virtavia)

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Every landing in these aircraft, graded against these numbers. Every update included, and tax or VAT in most countries.

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