Avro Lancaster - Wikipedia
The Lancaster has its origins in the twin-engine Avro Manchester which had been developed during the late 1930s in response to the Air Ministry Specification P.13/36 for a medium bomber for "world-wide use" which could carry a torpedo internally, and …
Engines - Avro Lancaster
There were two main types of engine used in the Avro Lancaster Bomber. The Rolls-Royce Merlin, and the Bristol Hercules. The majority of aircraft built, [95%] used the Rolls-Royce Merlin, 60 degree, V12, petrol engine.
Lancaster Bomber - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 11, 2024 · The Avro 683 Lancaster Bomber was a four-engine heavy bomber flown by the Royal Air Force and allies during the Second World War (1939-45). Lancasters were particularly used in nighttime bombing raids and could carry the heaviest bombs ever dropped in WWII.
Avro Lancaster - BAE Systems
The four-engined Avro Lancaster heavy bomber was designed and built by AV Roe & Company for the RAF during the Second World War. Entering service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942, it soon became their main heavy bomber.
Lancaster | WWII Bomber, Avro Aircraft, RAF Bomber | Britannica
4 days ago · Lancaster, the most successful British heavy bomber of World War II. The Lancaster emerged from the response by A.V. Roe & Company, Ltd., to a 1936 Royal Air Force specification calling for a bomber powered by two 24-cylinder Rolls-Royce Vulture engines.
The Avro Lancaster in all its glory: Stats and facts - Forces News
Jan 15, 2020 · According to BAE System's heritage page on the Lancaster bomber, titled 'Avro 683 Lancaster', it could reach speeds of up to 282mph (454km/h) at a weight of 63,000lb on its four Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engines.
Avro Lancaster Specifications
Avro Lancaster - Specifications. Engines. Mk.I. Four Rolls-Royce Merlin XX or 22, 12 cylinder 60 degrees vee-type liquid cooled engines with two stage supercharger. Mk.II. Four Bristol Hercules VI or XVI, 14 cylinder sleeve-valve, air cooled radial engines with two stage centrifugal supercharger. Mk.III. Four Rolls-Royce Merlin 224, 12 cylinder ...
Avro Lancaster - Aviation History
Only 300 Lancaster IIs were built with 1,650 hp Bristol Hercules VI radial engines. Owing to delays in the full development of the Vulture engine, the decision was taken in mid 1940 to design a new version of the Manchester with four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines.
Avro Lancaster – Specifications, Facts, Drawings, Blueprints
Apr 10, 2013 · Avro completed two prototypes for the Lancaster II, powered by 1,725 hp Bristol Hercules radial engines as a safeguard against possible supply shortage of Merlins. In the event no such shortage arose, but three hundred production Lancaster II s …
The Workhorse Lancaster - Warfare History Network
Designed by Avro’s Roy Chadwick, the ‘Lanc’ was a development of the company’s ill-fated Manchester—a twin-engine bomber powered by two Rolls-Royce Vulture 1,760hp, 24-cylinder engines. The Manchester prototype first flew on July 25, 1939, and the bomber entered service with the RAF 16 months later.