Avro Lancaster - Specifications (Lancaster I)

Specifications (Lancaster I)

Data from Avro Aircraft since 1908

General characteristics

• Crew: 7: pilot, flight engineer, navigator, bomb aimer/nose gunner, wireless operator, mid-upper and rear gunners
• Length: 69 ft 4 in (21.11 m)
• Wingspan: 102 ft 0 in (31.09 m)
• Height: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
• Wing area: 1,297 sq ft (120.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 36,457 lb (16,571 kg)
• Loaded weight: 68,000 lb (30,909 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 72,000 lb (32,727 kg) with 22,000 (10,000 kg) bomb
• Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce Merlin XX liquid-cooled V12 engines, 1,280 hp (954 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 282 mph at 63,000 lb (28,576 kg) and 13,000 ft ( 3,962 m) altitude (246 knots, 455.6 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 200 mph (174 knots, 322 km/h)
• Range: 2,530 mi (2,200 nmi, 4,073 km)
• Service ceiling: 21,400 ft at 63,000 lb (32,659 kg) (6523 m)
• Rate of climb: 720 ft/min at 63,000 lb (28,576 kg) and 9200ft (2,804 m) altitude (3.66 m/s)

Armament

• Guns: 8× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in nose, dorsal and tail turrets, with variations
• Bombs: Maximum normal bomb load of 14,000 lb (6,300 kg) or 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) Grand Slam with modifications to bomb bay.