Avro Lancastrian
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The Avro 691 Lancastrian was a British passenger and mail transport aircraft of the 1940s and 1950s developed from the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber. The Lancaster was named after Lancaster Lancashire; a Lancastrian is an inhabitant of Lancashire. The Lancastrian was basically a modified Lancaster bomber without armour or armament and with the gun turrets replaced by streamlined metal fairings. The initial batch was converted directly from Lancasters; later batches were new builds.

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Made by Avro.

It is the successor of the Avro Lancaster .

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Rolls-Royce Limited
Royal Air Force
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Height Main
594.36
Designer
Roy Chadwick
Predecessor
Avro Lancaster
Length Alt
23.4 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of aircraft of the RAF
Range Main
4
150 mi
Loaded Weight Main
65000.0
Height Alt
5.9 m
Type Of Prop
piston engine
Introduced
1945
Max Speed Main
310 mph
Developed From
Avro Lancaster
Payload Main
mail
Capacity
9
Max Speed More
at 5
000 ft
Ceiling Main
23000.0
Number Built
91
Crew
5
Retired
1960
Loaded Weight Alt
29480.0
Area Main
1297.0
Primary user
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Span Alt
31.1 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
930.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls Royce Merlin 12
Manufacturer
Avro
Payload Alt
3560.0
Number Of Props
4
First Flight
1943
Production End Year
1945
Climb Rate Main
750.0
Power Main
1
250 hp
Production Start Year
1943
Climb Rate Alt
13800.0
Length Main
2341.88
Span Main
102.0
Area Alt
120.5 m²
Range Alt
6680.0
Max Speed Alt
500.0
Related
*Avro Lancaster *Avro York
Empty Weight Main
30426.0
Ceiling Alt
7
000 m
Produced
1943
Empty Weight Alt
13800.0
Category
Aviation in Lancashire
Avro aircraft
British airliners 1940-1949
British mailplanes 1940-1949

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