Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "Avro Lincoln; The Super Lanc That Was Outdated When it Arrived" video.

  1. Avro Manchester with the X format Rolls Royce Vulture engines was a failure. Relatively minor changes to fit four Merlins created the Lancaster. The Lincoln might have been quickly outdated but by then Avro were working on bigger things. The stunning Vulcan bomber first flew in 1952 and was in service by 1956 running Olympus jet engines making 11,000 pounds dry thrust. their service life the engines were upgraded to 20,000 pounds - each!
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