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Avro Manchester question


AndrewCJ50

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Dear Colleagues

 

I am at my wits end with this one.  Does anyone know what the fuel capacity of the Avro Manchester was?  There is no end of information on the Lancaster, but the Manchester?  I am trying to do a comparison of performance with other contemporary mediums.

 

Thanks for any help

 

Andrew

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Robert Kirby who written the book Avro Manchester - the legend behind the Lancaster pops in to Britmodeller now and again, his username is robkirby, may be worth dropping him a pm if no one else can help.

 

cheers

 

neil

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I haven't read the Manchester pilot's notes (the A.P.) but that 1,190 gallon system diagram would tie in as I would expect with a usable fuel figure - the one of most concern to the pilot - being 1,160 gallons. 30 gallons of unusable fuel is about right for a system of that size.

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Thank you all for your wonderful information.  Particularly thanks to Jun for the fuel system diagram, that would seem to clinch it.

Most other RAF mediums of the period carried a little over 700 gallons

Of the Hampden, Whitley and Wellington (any mark) the Manchester has the worst power to weight ratio (full or unladen) and the Hampden the best

Andrew

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