Round Engined Lancaster On Short Final
Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:56 pm
Landing with battle damage 1944
Last edited by Jack Cook on Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:31 pm
The MK II Lanc with Bristol Hercules engines. Everyone I ever met who flew this version liked it much more than the Merlin engined versions.
Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:32 pm
Shhhh! Don't tell Bill or he'll have to put a Hercules on his Spit. 
Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:36 am
What would that look like?
Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:38 am
Not good, Warbird Kid, not good.... 
-David
-David
Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:25 am
A FIAT G-50
Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:31 am
Thanks Jack.
Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:01 am
That is one amazing photo. Thanks 
Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:46 am
Great Pic, but what is a Lancater?
Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:06 am
Great Pic, but what is a Lancater?
It is a slightly shorter version of the Lancaster!
wow...learn something new every day time!
Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:08 pm
I wasn't aware that they ever built those with round motors!
Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:37 pm
About 300 of them in case of a shortage of Merlins. Slightly faster but a lower ceiling IIRC.
Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:56 pm
A "Lancater" is a Lancaster that fell on it's "S".
Walt
Walt
??
Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:23 pm
I thought it would be a Manchester 
Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:15 am
We all know the Manchester was the twin engined predecessor to the Landscatter with three tails and Vulture engines as I recall. Lots of stuff was altered to make the Manchester into a Lanc, like wingspan, tail grouping, engines. Sort of polishing a turd and getting something much better than a shiney turd....