Figures from Putnam:
Anson I | Anson II and III | Anson V and VI | |
Tare: | 5375 lb | 5375 lb | 6693 lb |
All-up: | 7663 lb | 8000 lb | 9460 lb |
2-engined bombers: how big is too big?
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Figures from Putnam:
From the information I have no Ansons were included in the 1,047 despatched on 30/31 May 1942 to Cologne on Operation Millenium or amongst the 1,067 despatched to Bremen on 25/26 June 1942 in Millenium II.
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SaparotRob
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I want to believe.
yulzari
Tech Sergeant
Avro Ansons were used as bombers by the Greek and Afghanistan air forces.
Geoffrey Sinclair
Staff Sergeant
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Overstrand production was 19 September 1935 to July 1936 with another 5 February to April 1937, plus 3 conversions from Sidestrands. 101 Squadron gave up Overstrands in August 1938. Only 11 remained by end July 1939, 4 Struck off Charge in March, 1 in June, 3 in July, 1 in August 1940, then 1 each in April and May 1941.
The Anson left Coastal Command Squadron service in December 1941. Coastal Command took part in the 25/26 June 1942 "Thousand raid", but only with Hudsons and Wellingtons.
The Anson left Coastal Command Squadron service in December 1941. Coastal Command took part in the 25/26 June 1942 "Thousand raid", but only with Hudsons and Wellingtons.
| Maker | A.V. Roe | |
| Name | Anson | |
| Type | G.R. | |
| Engine | Number | 2 |
| Engine | Make | Cheetah IX |
| Engine | Cooling | Air |
| Power | Horse Power | 355 |
| Power | At Height (feet) | 7,000 |
| Size | Span (feet, inches) | 56.5' |
| Size | Length (feet, inches) | 42.2' |
| Size | Height (feet, inches) | 13.1' |
| Size | Wing Area (square feet) | 463 |
| Men | Crew | 4 |
| Armament | Forward Fuselage | 1 Vickers |
| Armament | Dorsal | 1 Lewis |
| Armament | Rounds Per Machine Gun Dorsal | 5 Mags. |
| Armament | Rounds Per Machine Gun Forward Fuselage | 400 |
| Bomb Load | Normal (pounds) | 500 |
| Bomb Load | Maximum (pounds) | 500 |
| Weight | Tare (pounds) | 5,834 |
| Normal | Weight (pounds) | 8,580 |
| Normal | Take Off (Over 50 ft) (Yards) | 680 |
| Normal | Climb to Height (feet) | 5,000 |
| Normal | Climb to Height Time (Mins) | 6.5 |
| Normal | Service Ceiling (Feet) | 18,000 |
| Normal | Maximum Speed (m.p.h) | 178 |
| Normal | Max Speed Height (Feet) | 7,000 |
| Normal | Cruising Speed (m.p.h) | 154 |
| Normal | Cruise Speed Height | 5,000 |
| Normal | Bomb Load (pounds) | 500 |
| Normal | 50 Minutes allowance Range (miles) | 540 |
| Normal | 50 Minutes allowance Endurance Hours | 3.5 |
| Normal | Fuel (for range, pounds) | 725 |
| Normal | Fuel (for allowance, pounds) | 175 |
| Normal | Fuel (Total, pounds) | 900 |
| Normal | Fuel (Total, Gallons) | 120 |
| Normal | Miles per 100 pounds fuel | 74.5 |
| Extended | Overload Weight (pounds) (Max bombs (or Fuel if same)) | 9,030 |
| Extended | Take Off (Over 50 ft) (Yards) | 850 |
| Extended | Climb to Height (feet) | 5,000 |
| Extended | Climb to Height Time (mins) | 5.65 |
| Extended | Service Ceiling | 17,000 |
| Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Condition | |
| Extended | Speed (m.p.h) | 150 |
| Extended | Height (feet) | 5,000 |
| Extended | Bomb Load (pounds) | 500 |
| Extended | Range (50 mins allow.) (miles) | 850 |
| Extended | Endurance (50 mins allow.) Hrs | 5.65 |
| Extended | Fuel (for range, pounds) | 1,175 |
| Extended | Fuel (for allowance, pounds) | 175 |
| Extended | Fuel (Total, pounds) | 1,350 |
| Extended | Fuel (Total, Gallons) | 180 |
| Extended | Miles per 100 pounds of fuel | 72.4 |
| Extended | Maximum Fuel Capacity (Gallons) | 180 |
| Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Condition | |
| Extended | Speed (m.p.h) | 125 |
| Extended | Height (feet) | 5,000 |
| Extended | Bomb Load (pounds) | 500 |
| Extended | Range (50 mins allow.) (miles) | 1,040 |
| Extended | Endurance (50 mins allow.) Hrs | 8.5 |
| Extended | Fuel (for range, pounds) | 1,175 |
| Extended | Fuel (for allowance, pounds) | 175 |
| Extended | Fuel (Total, pounds) | 1,350 |
| Extended | Fuel (Total, Gallons) | 180 |
| Extended | Miles per 100 pounds of fuel | 88.5 |
Jabberwocky
Staff Sergeant
The current largest in service turbofan is a variant of the GE90. It's got a fan that is 330 cm in diameter and the engine itself is 395 cm high and 387 cm wide. The follow-up GE9X is going to be 416 cm high and 401 cm wide (with a 340 cm fan). Due in service sometime in mid-2025 (when Boeing stops buggering about).
To put that in perspective, the fuselage for the Boeing 737 is 376 cm at its widest point, while an A320 is 395 cm wide.
Rolls-Royce has an even bigger turbofan in development (with a fan about 356 cm), but it's an engine in want of an airframe.
A GE90-115 makes 115,500 lbs at take-off. Two of those would mean a 70% increase in thrust for a B-52H.
GE has run a GE9X up to 134,300 lbs. That's basically what all 8 TF33s are delivering for a B-52, all in a single engine platform.
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