What plane do you wish had sawservice

[mosquitoman]

I would have liked to have seen the Lincoln in RAF service from 1939, Germany and Japan wouldn't have known what hit it.

1000 posts, finally!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

man the lincoln was amazing!! i'd loved to have seen her in combat as well......

and welcome to the 1000+ club................

 

[mosquitoman]

Thanks Lanc

 

[DAVIDICUS]

What's the Lincoln? Do you have a picture?

 

[mosquitoman]

It's a stretched Lancaster that was going to be used as part of Tiger Force, it also served well into the 50's as the main RAF heavy bomber

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

AVRO 694 LINCOLN - Designed by Roy Chadwick to Specification B.I4/43 as a AVRO Lancaster variant (originally Lancaster IV and Lancaster V with Merlin 85 and Merlin 68A respectively) with greater wing span, enlarged fuselage and increased performance. Prototype first flown June 9, 1944, with Merlin 85s; armament of paired 0.50-in (12.7-mm) machine guns in nose, dorsal and tail turrets, and bomb-load up to 14,000 Ib (6,356 kg). Production AVRO Lincoln B Mk Is entered service with No 57 Sqn at East Kirkby in August 1945 in preparation for joining Tiger Force in the Far East.

Max speed, 295 mph (475 km/h) at 15,000ft (4 572 m). Cruising speed, 215 mph (346 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m). Initial climb, 800 ft/min (4.06 mlsec). Service ceiling, 30,500ft (9,296 m). Time to 20,000ft (6,100 m), 2672 min. Range, 1,470 mis (2,365 km) with max bomb load. Empty weight, 43,778 Ib (19,875 kg). Gross weight, 82,000 Ib (37,228' Span, 120ft 0 in (36.58 m). Length, 78ft 3'/2 in (23.85 m). Wing area, 1,421 sq ft (132.0m2) .

source for text and picture- www.jaapteeuwen.com

 

[mosquitoman]

Nice pic, I never lliked the nose of the Lincoln compared to the Lanc

 

[Anonymous]

Ummm that cannot be right lanc...

"Time to 20,000ft (6,100 m), 2672 min"

That's over 44 hours!

 

[mosquitoman]

Sounds like the climb rate of the Spruce Goose!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i actually think it looks really good..............

also as a note the lincoln could also carry the grandslam, however it does not mention it in the text..............

 

[Anonymous]

i actually think it looks really good..............

also as a note the lincoln could also carry the grandslam, however it does not mention it in the text..............

Could it carry a Fat-Man?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

about 11,000lbs wasn't she?? yeah she could take two........

 

[Anonymous]

about 11,000lbs wasn't she?? yeah she could take two........

It was not the weight that was the issue.... it was the girth. It was not called "Fat-man" for nuthin!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yeah we'd just take away the bomb doors and come up with some amazing remote arming system

 

[cheddar cheese]

Or build a bigger, better plane

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

and call it...mmmm...ah!! the vulcan!!

 

[cheddar cheese]

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

you know i really should take that idea to the MoD........

 

[cheddar cheese]

I know! Make it a Delta wing! That would be really radical!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

right so we'll both go upto the gates of RAF St. Mawgan and say, "hello, we have the name of a plane we would like to suggest please"