Avro Shackleton - bomber and maritime patrol aircraft
Ranked #3,203 in Culture & Society, #70,145 overall
About the Avro Shackleton
Particularly good in cold climates, such as the North Atlantic, the Shackleton was named after the explorer.
The Lensimage shows a Shackleton Mk3 from Gatwick Aviation Museum.
Contents
Drop over Weather Ship "India"
from Raf Shackleton of 204 Squadron
Photographic Print
Buy at AllPosters.com
- About the Avro Shackleton
- Engine start up
- A tribute to the Shackleton
- Technical details and capabilities
- Lancaster and Shackleton side by side
- Photos and artwork of the Shackleton
- Avro Shackleton on CafePress
- The Shackleton on eBay
- Pilot and Service manuals
- Shackleton Preservation Association
- More Avro Aircraft
- Like this lens?
- About the lensmaster
- Tirial's Bio and Featured Lenses
About the Avro Shackleton
The Maritime patrol aircraft
For scientific discovery, give me Scott; For sp... by DER1008
Design Customized Shirt at www.Zazzle.com
The Shackleton was developed from the famous Lancaster and Lincoln bombers by the Avro company (also responsible for the Vulcan V-bomber). It was a patrol aircraft, used for maritime patrol and search and rescue, but had been based on the earlier bombers.
It had a number of unique features, and went through three distinct redesigns during its service life. As a development of the Lancaster it shared a similar silhouette, particularly with the extended tailplane. However there were notable differences. The Shackleton was larger, and had contra-rotating propellors. Driven by four Rolls Royce Griffon engines, each engine drove two propellors mounted in front of it, which turned in opposite directions.
The Avro Shackleton: Guardian of the Sea Lanes
Amazon Price: $29.47 (as of 05/25/2012)
Used Price: $29.47
Engine start up
Watch contra-rotating propellors in motion
A tribute to the Shackleton
The Avro Shackleton
Technical details and capabilities
More about the Avro Shackleton
It saw service with a number of forces world wide, including the Australian and South African air services.
Type:
maritime long range patrol aircraft
Crew:
10
Max Speed:
302 mph
Service Ceiling:
20,000 feet
Range:
4,200 miles
Engines:
4 x Rolls Royce Griffin engines
Length:
87 ft 4 inches
Wingspan:
119ft
Height:
23 ft 4 inch
Weight:
100,000lbs
Avro Shackleton resources on Amazon
Books, models and even the pilot's manuals.
Lancaster and Shackleton side by side
These two aircraft are sometimes confused...
Fore those of you curious about how a Shackleton resembles a Lancaster the two videos below show the last flying Shackleton and a Lancaster doing fly bys. The engine sound in particular is quite distinct.
1
Avro Shackleton 0 points
2
Avro Lancaster Bomber closeup sound flyby 0 points
Photos and artwork of the Shackleton
As well as photos on allposters, there is a selection including cutaways available from media storehouse:
Some public photos of the Shackleton can be found on Flickr.
Avro Shackleton on CafePress
T-shirts and posters
Aviation Women's V-Neck T-Shirt
Price: $17.99
Aviation Light T-Shirt
Price: $17.99
Aviation Organic Cotton Tee
Price: $22.99
The Shackleton on eBay
Find memorabilia for the Avro Shackleton
Pilot and Service manuals
Manuals for the Avro Shackleton
Aircraft Manuals
This site has a selection of manuals for purchase:
Avro Shackleton Manuals
Sometimes they are also available from Amazon:
Shackleton Preservation Association
See thegrowler.org.uk
for more information about the aircraft.
More Avro Aircraft
Other lenses by this author
Like this lens?
Rate or Digg it here
or
This module only appears with actual data when viewed on a live lens. The favorite and lensroll options will appear on a live lens if the viewer is a member of Squidoo and logged in.
Feedback
Share your opinion
Anything to add? Personal anecdotes, or a chance to see one at a display? Here's the place to share it!
-
-
David Garrett
Feb 6, 2012 @ 8:29 am | delete
- I have Vivid memories of the Shackleton Bomber. I was flown from RAF Malta (LUQA)
to a Station at Land End, in 1954/5. The heating System Failed and I was in the Tail gunners position. I was coming home on leave to get engaged,and married in 1956.
Fantastic Aeroplane And Crew Fondly remembered.
-
About the lensmaster
More about Tirial & Error
Tirial's Bio and Featured Lenses
More about the lensmaster
My Bio
Aviation, IT, History, Gaming, I'm interested in just about anything! I made the Squidoo Top 100 Club in June 2009. My first novel, "Fire Season", is now out, and I have a new title, "The Docks", out in Nov 2011.
For a full list of my lenses, view my profile
Check out these Great Lenses...
Longitude - John Harrison's chronometers
Longitude is a measure of position vital for navigation. In the eighteenth century there was no way to measure it and ships were being lost at sea. Parliame...
view lens
The Jervis Bay and convoy HX84
HX84 was a British navy convoy in the second world war. Attacked by the German battleship Admiral Sheer, the convoy's sole armed escort, the converted l...
view lens
Brunel's Great Western Railway
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Western Railway was designed to be one of the fastest of its time.The railway was built on a wide gauge of...
view lens
HMS Glowworm - Lieutenant Roope's Victoria Cross
HMS Glowworm was British Destroyer H-92. On patrol in 1940 she encountered the German invasion force heading for Norway and, with her radio shot out and una...
view lens
Fire Season by VH Folland
The story of a small airstrip caught in a raging forest fire, Fire Season is the debut novel of British author VH Folland. An old school adventure, Fire Sea...
view lens
by tirial
Aviation, IT, History, Gaming, I'm interested in just about anything! I made the Squidoo Top 100 Club in June 2009. I have three fiction books in print... more »
- 275 featured lenses
- Winner of 12 trophies!
- Top lens » Free Online Hatching Games - Virtual Pet Sims
Explore related pages
- The Avro Lancaster Bomber The Avro Lancaster Bomber
- Classic British Bomber aircraft Classic British Bomber aircraft
- Gatwick Aviation Museum Gatwick Aviation Museum
- Longitude - John Harrison's chronometers Longitude - John Harrison's chronometers
- English Electric Canberra English Electric Canberra
- Fire Season by VH Folland Fire Season by VH Folland
Gatwick Aviation Museum
Two of the last Shackleton MK3's
VH Folland
A british author whose novel features a Shackleton
