The Lancaster

[SKIPRAT]

Hi All

I was in Tesco's car park loading up the old push bike with supplies at 5.19 pm this evening and heard the drone of a multi engined aircraft in the distance.As the aircraft got nearer and  louder it resolved into the unmistakable sound of four synchronized Rolls Royce Merlins sweet music to an aviation enthusiast's ears and the aircraft looked great as well it was "The Lancaster" and i watched it till it disappeared in the distance.

Cheers Paul

[75Plus]

The scream of jet engines will NEVER match the music of a finely tuned piston engine. Especially those RR V 12's!

Joe

[Rob.Wilson]

The sound of the double beat of a CHINOOK  mmmmmmmmmmmusic 


Rob 

[Stilldrillin]

A few years back, our housing estate must have been at the centre of the Flypast`s return loop......

Lanc, Hurricane, & Spit circled, then flew away...... Three times!  

The Silly Mare living across the road insisted on shouting to me, each time.... "What are they, David? What are they David? What are they......."


SHADDAP WOMAN, an listen to the music!!!!!!  

Six Merlins up above, Gobby shouting in me earhole........  



Last year, when I was high up on my carport roof. A Spitfire with black/ white wing bars carried out 10(?) strafing runs over a neighbouring house!

Wonderful display but, that engine was not a Merlin..... Didn`t sound right to me....... 

David D

[chuck foster]

here is a picture of a lanc that is being restored here in downsview ontario. they say it will never fly because the air frame is beyond repair.



there is a lanc that flys out of mount hope ontario, i have never seen it in person but one day i might just have to go and see it in the air.

chuck 

[Brass_Machine]

The Lancaster is a work of art.

Seriously, Chuck... Are they restoring it or making the coolest pantry? I see the Cheerios and food...


Eric

[Bluechip]

Dave

The white stripes on the wings are the Invasion Idents. from 1944.

Could be a Griffon engine in it.

Have a hark 

Later ones were IIRC.

36 litres as compared with the Merlin's 27. Still a V-12 engine.
Also had a 5-blade prop I think, or some had, maybe High Altitude Recce aircraft.

Dave BC

[dsquire]

Chuck

I have been down to Mount Hope and saw the Lancaster in the Hanger last fall. It is an incredible aircraft in my mind. It would definitely be worthwhile driving over to see it as I think that it is one of only two that are still airworthy, the other is in England. There are so many other aircraft there as well. You are best to go early in the morning through the week in an off peak time then you will have lots of time to see everything and take pictures. I plan on going back again this fall for another look around. 

Cheers 

Don

[Joe d]

Love that sound   I had the luck to be in a warehouse beside the taxiway twenty-something years ago at Dorval Airport when a Lancaster came in.  Happily, the boss was as interested as I was, so no grief about dropping everything to go out and drool.  Was a bit of "the return of the prodigal" for the aircraft, Dorval was built for Ferry Command

Joe

[Stilldrillin]

Dave

The white stripes on the wings are the Invasion Idents. from 1944.

Could be a Griffon engine in it.

Have a hark 


Later ones were IIRC.

36 litres as compared with the Merlin's 27. Still a V-12 engine.
Also had a 5-blade prop I think, or some had, maybe High Altitude Recce aircraft.

Dave BC

Dave,

Last night`s edition of the Antiques Roadshow..... That Spit` flewpast!  The engine sounded flat, even on my brand new tele`.......


Thanks for vids....... Those two don`t sound right either, to me. Sort of throttled back. Unhappy..... 

Now, a Merlin has harmony, it sings..... 

Probably, less power..... So, working harder at those flypast speeds......

David D

[Gauge3]

Went to see that Lancaster in Hope when we were in Canada in 2007 as my Dad was a Flight Engineer on one. He was one of the very (few) lucky ones who survived the experience (and he completed one and a bit tours). I hadn't realised how big they were (especially that bomb bay).