Avro Lancaster – The Engine Cowlings

Here, we shall look at the Avro Lancaster Bomber’s Engine Cowlings. We shall look at wartime diagrams and my own photographs. We shall refer to extracts from the wartime Air Ministry manuals.

Textual extracts from Air Ministry Air Publications are Crown Copyright and transcribed with the kind permission of the National Archives, London. All colour diagrams are based on original Air Ministry Air Publications mono illustrations and transcribed into colour by Bryan Atkinson with the permission of the National Archives, London.

Thanks must also be given to the following superb organisations for their kind support when Bryan Atkinson originally developed The Lancaster Explored PC CD-ROM back in 2004, all are listed below and are included once again in this series of videos.

Lancaster B.Mk.I, PA474. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
Lancaster B.Mk.I, R5868. Royal Air Force Museum, London.
Lancaster B. Mk.III, DV372. Imperial War Museum.
Lancaster B.Mk.X, KB889. Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
Lancaster B.Mk.VII, NX611. Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.
The Norman Groom & Jeremy Hall Lancaster Nose Sections.

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust.
The National Archives, London.


The material contained in this video is intended for historical, reference and entertainment value only, and is not to be construed as usable for aircraft or component restoration, maintenance, or use.



Table of Contents:

00:00 - Introduction
00:34 - Engine Cowling Overview
01:48 - Engine Cowling Detail Photographs

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[David-lbte]

There are also two types; the Morris block power plant and the Serck power plant. The shapes of the radiator inlet cowling are different, with the Serck being wider to accommodate the larger inline radiator and oil cooler. The Morris block was the earlier type for the Merlin XX, with the Serck being for the more powerful Merlin 24.

[garyacker]

In line and radial engines each have their unique sound. I like them a lot.

[davegoldsmith]

Good video Bryan,
As a rule the more dented a panel is, the harder it is to fit. The more paint scraped off the outer edges the harder it is to store, removed from the aircraft, or get off /on the access staging once removed.