based on "Avro Lancaster Combat Legend" by Harry Holmes
Length
69 feet 6 inches
Height
20 feet 6 inches
Wing span
102 feet
Wing chord at root
16 feet
Wing chord at tip joint
9 feet 2 inches
Aileron span
17 feet 3 inches
Aileron mean chord
2 feet 6 inches
Tailplane span
33 feet
Tailplane mean chord
7 feet
Wing area
1,297 square feet
Tailplane area
237 square feet
Fins and rudders area
111.4 square feet
Max. speeds
287 mph at 11,500 ft, 275 mph at 15,000 ft, 260 mph at 19,400 ft
Cruising speeds
234 mph at 21,000 ft, 200 mph at 15,000 ft
Stalling speed
95 mph at 60,000lbs
Max. diving speed
360 mph
Rate of climb
250 ft per minute
Service ceiling
23,000 ft (absolute ceiling 24,500 ft)
Range
2,530 miles with 7,000lb bomb load 1,730 miles with 12,000lb bomb load 1,550 miles with 22,000lb bomb load
63,000lbs
in November 1942
65,000lbs
in May 1944
72,000lbs
in February 1945
Max. fuel load
2,154 Imperial gallons
Area bombing: incendiary and blast -
one 4000lb "Cookie" plus twelve Small Bomb Containers (SBC) containing either two hundred and thirty six 4lb or twenty four 30lb incendiaries
Area bombing: fire and blast -
one 4000lb bomb with impact fuse, three 1,000lb High Explosive bombs and six SBCs with incendiaries
Area bombing: demolition and blast -
one 8,000lb High Capacity (HC) bomb, six 500lb Medium Capacity (MC) or General Purpose (GP) bombs
Area bombing: incendiary -
fourteen SBCs carrying incendiaries, average load 14,000lbs
Area bombing: industrial -
fourteen 1,000lb GP or MC bombs, either delayed action, instanteous type or a mixture of both
Low-level bombing:
six 1,000lb GP or MC bombs with delay fuses to suit the operation
Carpet bombing:
one 4000lb bomb with impact fuse, eighteen 500lb GP or MC bombs with mixed fusing. This combination was used to support Allied ground forces after the invasion and against V-weapon sites
Mining:
six 1,850lb parachute mines (acoustic or magnetic)
The "Tallboy":
one 12,000lb spin-stabilised deep-penetration bomb. Lancasters carrying these bombs were modified with "bulged" bomb-doors
The "Grand Slam":
one 22,000lb bomb carried by specially modified Lancasters with bomb-doors removed, as were the nose and mid-upper turrets to save weight
