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which was better? The B-17 or Avro Lancaster?


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Probably Chin intakes like the F4U-4 intakes
 
I decided to not be so lazy and looked in my book (which was sitting three feet away all along :lol: ), the AU-1 had no intakes around the engine and the -7 had the cheek intake. Anyone need to know my source for this? ;)
 
Archer said:
I decided to not be so lazy and looked in my book (which was sitting three feet away all along :lol: ), the AU-1 had no intakes around the engine and the -7 had the cheek intake. Anyone need to know my source for this? ;)
As the two-stage compressor had disappeared, the entries were filled but the bumps remained, also the exhaust pipes descend and are aligned on the bumbps of the former intakes (AU-1).
 
Can't wait to have a model of every variant to glance at to be sure of the differences :lol:

It'd be a lot easier :)
 
bloody hell you two, that's why i like th lanc, only 3 marks, each one VERY distingishable *can't spell*..............................
 
The Lancaster may have been as good as a B-17F model But the B-17G model is the best of the 2 planes hands down. The B-17G had .50 caliber machine guns located everyplace possible. Why the British used the .303 caliber machine guns is a mystery. The .50 caliber projectile has longer range and better pentration then the .303. Also there were B-17's gunships equipped with 2 top turrets and extra ammo to guard the formations of bombers. The pictures of these B-17 model gunships are rare. Both of these airplanes did their job well but of the 2 airplanes I pick the B-17G as the best.
 
the lancaster kicks ass said:
yes but despite all them guns, they still got shot down in reams................

And yet, somehow, the amazing (miraculous, even) advent of the Lancaster brought to the RAF nothing but a bomber that couldn't even fly in day, it was so helpless....
 
so was the B-17's payload, and the B-17 got shot down allot in the day to, they could only restart daylight bombing when they had fighter escort.........
 

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