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Originally Posted by zapatista
it looks huge, never knew they were that big  for some reason i had expected it to be more in the ballpark of an f-111 |
The F111 is huge for an aircract with an 'F' designation, it can actually carry more weight of bombs than a Lancaster, and is almost as long if not longer (back in the 1970s I had models of both, the wingspan of the Lancaster was wider, but then it's wings weren't swept). The Vulcan was an earlier design than the F111, and it's bomb load was also lighter, though probably heavier than the Lancaster's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General...F-111_Aardvark