What kind of aircraft was the Avro Shackleton?
What kind of aircraft was the Avro Shackleton?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Avro Shackleton is a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) which was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF). It was developed by Avro from the Avro Lincoln bomber, which itself had been a development of the famous wartime Avro Lancaster bomber.
Where can I see the last Shackleton aircraft?
SAAF 1721 on display at the South African Air Force Museum in Swartkop. SAAF 1722, commonly known as ‘Pelican 22’, was the last airworthy Shackleton MR3. The aircraft is owned by the South African Air Force Museum based at AFB Ysterplaat.
When was the first test flight of the Shackleton?
The first test flight of the prototype Shackleton GR.1, serial VW135, was made on 9 March 1949 from the manufacturer’s airfield at Woodford, Cheshire in the hands of Avro’s Chief Test Pilot J.H. “Jimmy” Orrell. The GR.1 was later redesignated “Maritime Reconnaissance Mark I” (MR 1).
Where did the name Shackleton bomber come from?
The Shackleton itself, was a stop-gap measure that was developed from the MR2 Shackleton variant, which was developed from the original bomber type from Avro which had descended from their Lancaster and Lincoln aircraft.
When did the Avro Shackleton MR2 come out?
The MR2 was an improved Shackleton version that first flew in 1952: it got a better radar and its retractable radome was moved aft of the bomb bay. Some major airframe modifications were done with longer nose and tail sections and a redesigned tailplane as compared to the MR1.
Is there a drawing of the Shackleton Mark 4?
Among the gems is quite a lot about a projected Shackleton MR 4 and also an Avro commemorative brochure with an artist impression of the aircraft and a three-view drawing. This drawing also appears on the Avro Shackleton website and in slightly more precise form in the Chris Ashworth book The Avro Maritime Heavyweight
What was the difference between the Avro Tudor and the Shackleton?
The Avro Tudor, the Lockheed Constellation and the Orion all turned out to have cylindrical fuselages of approximately the same diameter. But whereas the Constellation and Orion were low-wing aircraft, the Shackleton was to be a mid-wing aircraft and the Orion only had a tiny bomb-bay. I took it one step at a time.