Avro Lincoln Aircraft

Lincoln B.2/4A, Cosford

Production Details

Design Company:

A.V. Roe and Co Ltd, Greengate, Middleton, Manchester, Woodford Aerodrome, Cheshire and Yeadon Aerodrome, Yorkshire

First Flight:

9 June 1944

Prototype:

3 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Lincoln B.1:

50 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd 28 - Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd 1 - Victory Aircraft Ltd, Canada

Lincoln B.2:

118 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd 52 - Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd 200 - Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd

Lincoln B.30:

54 - Government Aircraft Factory, Australia

Type Specification

Applies to:

Avro 694 Lincoln B.2

Type:

Four engined heavy bomber

Wing:

All metal cantilever mid wing monoplane. Two spar structure. Stressed light alloy skin. Mean dihedral 4 degrees

Fuselage:

All metal semi monocoque structure

Tail Unit:

All metal cantilever structure. Low mounted two spar tailplane carrying twin elliptical fins and rudders at extremities. Sheet metal covering on all surfaces

Landing Gear:

Retractable tail wheel type. Non retractable tailwheel

Power Plant:

Four 1,760 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 68A twelve cylinder vee liquid cooled engines. De Havilland four blade constant speed full feathering airscrews, 13 ft diameter

Accommodation:

Crew of seven, front gunner / bomb aimer, pilot, flight engineer / co-pilot, navigator, wireless operator, dorsal gunner and rear gunner

Armament:

Twin 0.5 in Browning machine guns in nose turret remotely controlled from bomb aimers seat, two 20 mm Hispano cannon in dorsal turret, twin 0.5 in Browning machine guns in rear turret. Max bomb load 14,000 lb

Span:

120 ft

Length:

78 ft 3.5 in

Height:

17 ft 3.5 in

Wing Area:

1,421 sq ft

Empty:

44,188 lb

Loaded:

82,000 lb

Max Speed:

290 mph at 20,000 ft

Initial Rate of Climb:

660 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

22,000 ft

Range:

3,560 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Lincoln B.2:

RF398 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford Airfield - Display

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