"Miloch" wrote in message news
In article , Byker says...

"Miloch" wrote in message news

with a useful load of 3,765 lb (1,705 kg)

Shouldn't that be 37,650 lbs.?



15 1/2 tons? Doubt it.

I don't:

Tudor I:

Tare weight (lbs) - 47,960

All-up weight (lbs) - 71,000

Useful load: 23,040 lbs.


Tudor V

Tare weight (lbs) - 46,300

All-up weight (lbs) - 80,000

Useful load: 33,700 lbs.

http://www.flywiththestars.co.uk/Air...udor_specs.htm


"As then envisaged, the Tudor was to be a modification of the Lancaster IV
(later the Lincoln) with a new pressurized fuselage to carry a load of
1,705kg over 6,400km." That must've been the "useful load" for crossing the
Atlantic: http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/avro_tudor.php

Besides, 3,765 lbs is about the useful load of:

Mitsubishi MU-2J
Cessna Citation M2
Britten-Norman Trislander

Enough for 10 pax and 600 lbs. fuel


Also, the Tudor's competitor, the DC-4, had an empty weight of 43,300 lb
(19,640 kg) and a MTOW of 73,000 lb (33,100 kg)

There's your fifteen tons...
















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