"Miloch" wrote in message news:op6dff0onu@drn.newsguy.com...
In article <7NidnR5yEJSuLSvEnZ2dnUU7-L_NnZ2d@supernews.com>, Byker says...
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>>"Miloch" wrote in message news:op66pb0d5i@drn.newsguy.com...
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>>> with a useful load of 3,765 lb (1,705 kg)
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>>Shouldn't that be 37,650 lbs.?
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> 15 1/2 tons? Doubt it.
I don't:
Tudor I:
Tare weight (lbs) - 47,960
All-up weight (lbs) - 71,000
Useful load: 23,040 lbs.
Tudor V
Tare weight (lbs) - 46,300
All-up weight (lbs) - 80,000
Useful load: 33,700 lbs.
http://www.flywiththestars.co.uk/Airline/Fleet/tudor_specs.htm
"As then envisaged, the Tudor was to be a modification of the Lancaster IV
(later the Lincoln) with a new pressurized fuselage to carry a load of
1,705kg over 6,400km." That must've been the "useful load" for crossing the
Atlantic: http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/avro_tudor.php
Besides, 3,765 lbs is about the useful load of:
Mitsubishi MU-2J
Cessna Citation M2
Britten-Norman Trislander
Enough for 10 pax and 600 lbs. fuel
Also, the Tudor's competitor, the DC-4, had an empty weight of 43,300 lb
(19,640 kg) and a MTOW of 73,000 lb (33,100 kg)
There's your fifteen tons...
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