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Am I right in saying the Shackleton was a mutant Lanc (of sorts) albeit a very attractive one?
I think the tail draggers were.Am I right in saying the Shackleton was a mutant Lanc (of sorts) albeit a very attractive one?
Lancaster begat Lincoln which begat Shackleton. You need to change out the engines and wings and fuselage to get from one to the other.Am I right in saying the Shackleton was a mutant Lanc (of sorts) albeit a very attractive one?
I quite like the big one. Its got a bit of B17 about it.How can the country that developed this:-
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It had a certain gawky charm and was where Barnes -Wallis perfected his geodesic aircraft construction. Because the fuselage couldn't have bomb bay doors fitted the bombs were carried in underwing panniers.Blimey.
The Fairey one looks like a direct, errh shall we say homage, to the Froggy one.
Interesting (if somewhat short lived) history. This assumes you think killing the pilots is interesting.
The Vicker's one should have been strangled in the womb.
Lancaster begat Lincoln which begat Shackleton. You need to change out the engines and wings and fuselage to get from one to the other.
I'll leave the decision to you.
It had a certain gawky charm and was where Barnes -Wallis perfected his geodesic aircraft construction. Because the fuselage couldn't have bomb bay doors fitted the bombs were carried in underwing panniers.
Aside from many, many pictures of cats, the internet turns up all sorts of information. For all you wanted to know about the Vickers Wellesley (But were afraid to ask).:
One even flew over the Himalayas in the 30s.Didn't they serve in Ethiopia?
Aside from many, many pictures of cats, the internet turns up all sorts of information. For all you wanted to know about the Vickers Wellesley (But were afraid to ask).:
Vickers Wellesley
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Always wondered why we never used them to close the Atlantic gap, they had a well proven long range capacity.
Among the thousands of buttons needed is a 'There's a thought' one. Fifteen hours plus in one would be arduous in comparison to a Sunderland.
I would suspect fifteen hours in a Sunderland wouldn't be a bed of roses, but at least you could stretch your legs a bit and have a brew.
Having walked through the one at Hendon, having a galley that would be ok in a modern studio flat was nice but having a work bench with vice and tool rack was as cool as a cool thing. Plus as you say you could go for a walk.I would suspect fifteen hours in a Sunderland wouldn't be a bed of roses, but at least you could stretch your legs a bit and have a brew.
Piaggio P108I quite like the big one. Its got a bit of B17 about it.
and a slash in reasonable comfortI would suspect fifteen hours in a Sunderland wouldn't be a bed of roses, but at least you could stretch your legs a bit and have a brew.