AVRO LANCASTER

 

BRAND and MODEL
AVRO LANCASTER


TYPE
Long-range heavy bomber


ORIGIN
United Kingdom


ENGINE
Four 1,089 kw (1,460 hp) Rolls Royce Merlin 20 or 22 twelve-cylinder VEE liquid-cooled engines


SPECIFICATION
• Wingspan: 31.09 m (102 ft)
• Length: 21.2 m (69 ft 6 in)
• Height: 6.1 m (20 ft)
• Wing area: 120.5 m² (1,297 sq ft)
• Max speed at 3,502 m (11,500 ft): 462 km/h (287 mph)
• Cruising speed: 338 km/h (210 mph)
• Climb to 6,096 m (20,000 ft): 41.6 mins
• Service ceiling: 7,468 m (24,500 ft)
• Range with: 6,350 kg (14,000 lb) of bombs 2,672 km (1,660 miles)
• Range with: 9,979 kg (22,000 lb) of bombs 1,674 km (1,040 miles)
• Empty weight: 16,738 kg (36,900 lb)
• Loaded weight: 30,845 kg (68,000 lb


PHOTO
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