Avro Lancaster Mk.I (Special)
| Country of Service : | Great Britain |
| Role : | Strategic Bomber |
| First Flight : | January 1941 |
| Production Date : | February 1945 |
| In-Service Date : | March 1945 |
| Manufacturer : | A. V. Roe and Company Ltd. |
| Number Produced : | 33 |
| Crew : | 5 |
| Length : | 21.8 meters |
| Height : | 6.25 meters |
| Empty Weight : | 16783 kilograms |
| Operational Weight : | 30845 kilograms |
| Maximum Weight : | 32659 kilograms |
| Wing Span : | 31.09 meters |
| Wing Aspect Ratio : | 8 |
| Wing Area : | 120.77 square meters |
| Wing Load : | 255.4 kg per square meter |
| Engine Number : | 4 |
| Engine Name : | Rolls-Royce Merlin 22 |
| Coolant : | Water |
| Cylinders: | V-12 |
| Capacity: | 27.02 Liters |
| Power : | 1480 hp @ 3000 rpm |
| Power / Weight Ratio : | 191.93 hp per tonne |
| Max Speed : | 452 kph @ 3353 meters |
| Cruising Speed : | 365 kph @ 5000 meters |
| Climb : | 76 |
| Service Ceiling : | 7468 meters |
| Range : | 1674 kilometers |
| Range (Droptank) : | 2675 kilometers |
| Fuel Capacity : | 9792 liters |
| Machinegun Armament : | 4x 7.7mm Browning (Tail Turret - 2500 rounds each) |
| Cannon Armament : | None |
| Payload : | 9979 kg "Grand Slam" Bomb |
| Gunsight : | None |
| Avionics : | Mark IXA Course-Setting Bomb Sight (CSBS)
Mark XIV Computing Bomb Sight (CBS)
Marconi Transmitter T.1154 and Receiver R.1155
Gee & Oboe Radio Guidance Navigation Equipment
H2S Main Blind Bombing/Mapping Radar |
| Pilot Armor : | Yes |
| Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks : | Yes |
| Armored Windscreen : | No |
09-17-2009, 03:55 PM
Avro Lancaster Mk.I (Special)
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