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:''The B-204 is a [[human]]-made aircraft from the [[ | :''The B-204 is a [[human]]-made aircraft from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[ | [[File:MarvelUS6 B-204.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We anticipate it will meet U.S. refueling needs well into the 1960s!]] | ||
The '''B-204''' is the largest refueling plane on [[Earth]], and its range and fuel capacity make it an invaluable resource to the [[United States Air Force]]. | The '''B-204''' is the largest refueling plane on [[Earth]], and its range and fuel capacity make it an invaluable resource to the [[United States Air Force]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
While on display at the [[MacDill Air Force Base]], the B-204 was captured by the [[Decepticon]] [[Air Strike Patrol]], who demanded that the humans provide the plane with a full load of fuel as well as a pilot. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} In the end, it turned out they didn't really want the plane, it was just a ruse to attract the [[Autobot]]s and keep them busy. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} | While on display at the [[MacDill Air Force Base]], the B-204 was captured by the [[Decepticon]] [[Air Strike Patrol]], who demanded that the humans provide the plane with a full load of fuel as well as a pilot. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} In the end, it turned out they didn't really want the plane, it was just a ruse to attract the [[Autobot]]s and keep them busy. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* "B-" | * "B-" designated aircraft in the U.S. Air Force are, in real life, always bombers. Aerial refueling aircraft have the prefix 'K-' for their designations (usually as a supplement to another role, as most are converted cargo aircraft, i.e. {{w|KC-135}}). | ||
* For a state-of-the art (circa 1988) design, the B-204 is a pretty bizarre | * For a state-of-the art (circa 1988) design, the B-204 is a pretty bizarre-looking aircraft. It features the sort of conformal, frame-braced windscreen not seen on American aircraft since the Korean War. Its engines are likewise styled like those of post-World War II "first generation" jets, or highly-stylized airliner engine nacelles. | ||
* Perhaps unsurprisingly, the jet behind the B-204 ''also'' looks like something from the early Cold War. | ** In fact the B-204 looks a ''lot'' like the front end of a British {{w|Handley Page Victor}} tanker (a converted bomber) grafted onto the wing, rear fuselage, and tail and a Soviet {{w|Il-78 Midas}} tanker (a converted cargo jet)... | ||
* Perhaps unsurprisingly, the jet behind the B-204 ''also'' looks like something from the early [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]], bearing a resemblance to a {{w|B-47 Stratojet}} bomber (if with fewer engines). | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:38, 5 October 2018
- The B-204 is a human-made aircraft from the Marvel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The B-204 is the largest refueling plane on Earth, and its range and fuel capacity make it an invaluable resource to the United States Air Force.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]While on display at the MacDill Air Force Base, the B-204 was captured by the Decepticon Air Strike Patrol, who demanded that the humans provide the plane with a full load of fuel as well as a pilot. Back from the Dead In the end, it turned out they didn't really want the plane, it was just a ruse to attract the Autobots and keep them busy. The Resurrection Gambit!
Notes
[edit]- "B-" designated aircraft in the U.S. Air Force are, in real life, always bombers. Aerial refueling aircraft have the prefix 'K-' for their designations (usually as a supplement to another role, as most are converted cargo aircraft, i.e. KC-135).
- For a state-of-the art (circa 1988) design, the B-204 is a pretty bizarre-looking aircraft. It features the sort of conformal, frame-braced windscreen not seen on American aircraft since the Korean War. Its engines are likewise styled like those of post-World War II "first generation" jets, or highly-stylized airliner engine nacelles.
- In fact the B-204 looks a lot like the front end of a British Handley Page Victor tanker (a converted bomber) grafted onto the wing, rear fuselage, and tail and a Soviet Il-78 Midas tanker (a converted cargo jet)...
- Perhaps unsurprisingly, the jet behind the B-204 also looks like something from the early Cold War, bearing a resemblance to a B-47 Stratojet bomber (if with fewer engines).
