Avro Lancaster vs Boeing B-29 Superfortress Comparison

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Direct side-by-side comparison of two aircraft.

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Subjects

Avro Lancaster B.Mk I
Four-Engined Heavy Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft

Boeing B-29A Superfortress
Strategic Long-Range, High-Altitude Heavy Bomber Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
United Kingdom

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
1942 [Diff.-1 yrs]

YEAR
1943 [Diff.+1 yrs]

CREW
7

CREW
10

PRODUCTION
7,377 units [Diff.+3,407]

PRODUCTION
3,970 units [Diff.-3,407]

Dimensions

LENGTH
69.5 ft (21.2 m) [Diff.-29.5 ft]

LENGTH
99.0 ft (30.2 m) [Diff.+29.5 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
102.0 ft (31.1 m) [Diff.-40.3 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
142.3 ft (43.4 m) [Diff.+40.3 ft]

HEIGHT
20.0 ft (6.1 m) [Diff.-9.5 ft]

HEIGHT
29.6 ft (9.0 m) [Diff.+9.5 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Avro Lancaster B.Mk I

Boeing B-29A Superfortress

Weights

EMPTY WT.
36,901 lb (16,738 kg) [Diff.-34,460 lb]

EMPTY WT.
71,361 lb (32,369 kg) [Diff.+34,460 lb]

M.T.O.W.
69,999 lb (31,751 kg) [Diff.-71,103 lb]

M.T.O.W.
141,102 lb (64,003 kg) [Diff.+71,103 lb]

Installed Power

4 x Rolls-Royce Merlin XX V12 water-cooled, inline piston engines developing 1,280 horsepower each driving three-bladed propeller units.

4 x Wright R-3350-23 Cyclone Eighteen air-cooled radial piston engines developing 2,200 horsepower each driving four-bladed propeller units.

Performance

SPEED
287 mph (462 kph) [Diff.-71 mph]

SPEED
358 mph (576 kph) [Diff.+71 mph]

RANGE
2,529 miles (4,070 km) [Diff.-1,571 miles]

RANGE
4,100 miles (6,598 km) [Diff.+1,571 miles]

CEILING
24,508 ft (7,470 m) [Diff.-7,300 feet]

CEILING
31,808 ft (9,695 m) [Diff.+7,300 feet]

Armament

STANDARD:
2 x 0.303 caliber (7.7mm) Browning machine guns in nose turret.
2 x 0.303 caliber (7.7mm) Browning machine guns in dorsal turret.
4 x 0.303 caliber (7.7mm) Browning machine guns in tail turret.

OPTIONAL:
4,000lb to 22,000lb of internal ordnance (conventional drop bombs) or specialized mission equipment (22,000lb Grand Slam, 12,000lb "Tallboy" or 9,250lb "Upkeep" bombs).

STANDARD:
4 x 12.7mm Browning M2 machine guns in electrically-operated dorsal turret.
2 x 12.7mm Browning M2 machine guns in electrically-operated under-nose turret.
2 x 12.7mm Browning M2 machine guns electrically-operated dorsal turret at rear fuselage.
2 x 12.7mm Browning M2 machine guns electrically-operated turret under rear fuselage.
2 x 12.7mm Browning M2 machine guns in tail turret.
1 x 20mm M2 automatic cannon in tail turret.

OPTIONAL:
Up to 20,000lb of internal ordnance.

Going Further

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