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📝 Spotter's notes

This Lancaster sits quietly in the maintenance hanger. My understanding this is an airway of the aircraft.

✈️ Aircraft identity

ICAO Type LAN
Model Lancaster
Manufacturer Avro
Airline Royal Air Force (RAF), historic military bomber
Livery WWII-era RAF black camouflage
Military Military

🔧 Technicals

Engine Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 piston engines
Thrust 1,280 hp (954 kW) per engine
Wingspan 31.09 meters
Length 21.18 meters
Height 6.10 meters
MTOW 30,000 kilograms
Range 4,070 kilometers
Capacity 7 crew; Up to 6,350 kg bomb load
Cruise Speed 320 kilometers per hour
Noise Rating Not available (historic WWII aircraft; not rated by ICAO standards)

📍 Location

Airport Code EGSU
Airport Name Duxford Aerodrome