From: http://www.warbirdalley.com/
B-17G, 17,600 pounds of bombs.
Lancaster Mk I, Fourteen 1,000 pound bombs.
B-24, 12,800 lb. maximum bomb load
Bomb load could be traded for ceiling and/or range with all these. For
example, B-17 typically flew with 6000 pounds of bombs to gain range and
altitude. On a clear day, the B-17 could be quite accurate from 30,000 ft.
Gotta compare them operating under the same conditions.
Regards,
Bob...
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From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>> Small but effective. I think it has three or four times the payload
>> capacity of the B17. No armour except for the cockpit........
>
> The Lancaster could (when stripped down) carry as much as a 22,000lb bomb.
> That was about three times the payload of a B17.
>
> To put thing in perspective - modern strike fighters such as the F-16 or
> the Eurofighter have a payload of 14,000lb or so - something like 80% of
> the
> normal payload of an unmodified Lancaster, or twice what a B17 could
> carry.
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