Avro
Lancaster B.III
PROCEDURES
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HANDLING
32. Check list before take-off |
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Pitot Heat |
ON |
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T - Trimming tabs |
Elevator slightly forward |
Rudder neutral |
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P - Propeller controls |
Fully up (press CTRL+F3 |
until fully forward) |
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F - Fuel |
Set to AUX tanks |
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F - Flaps |
20° down |
33. Taking off |
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Release brake |
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Ease throttles forward |
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Check any swing |
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Raise tail as quickly as possible |
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Ease off the ground at approximately 105 mph I.A.S. |
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Raise the landing gear |
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Raise the flaps after reaching a safe height (500 ft or more) |
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Adjust the trim after raising the flaps |
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Switch to MAIN tanks after initial climb - safety speed is |
130 mph I.A.S. |
34. Climbing |
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Quick climb |
160 mph I.A.S. |
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Comfortable climb |
175 mph I.A.S. |
35. General flying |
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Stability - At normal loadings and speeds, |
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stability is satisfactory. |
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Controls - The elevators are relatively light and effective, |
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but tend to become heavy in turns. The ailerons are light and effective, but become heavy at speeds over 260 mph I.A.S. The rudders also become heavy at high speeds. |
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Change of trim: |
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Undercarriage up |
Slightly nose up |
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Undercarriage down |
Slightly nose down |
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Flaps fully up |
Nose down |
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Flaps fully down |
Nose up |
36. Stalling |
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Just before the stall slight tail buffetting occurs |
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There is no tendency for a wing to drop. |
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The stalling speeds in mph I.A.S. at 50,000 lbs. are: |
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110 |
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92 |
38. Check list before landing |
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Air intake |
COLD |
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Reduce speed to below 200 mph I.A.S. the do the following: |
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F - Flaps |
20° down on circuit |
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U - Undercarriage |
DOWN (check indicator) |
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P - Propeller |
At least 2,850 rpm |
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F - Flaps |
DOWN on final |
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F - Fuel |
Booster pump on |
39. Approach speeds |
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Recommended speeds for approach in mph I.A.S.: |
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Engine assisted |
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Glide |
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40. Mislanding |
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The aircraft will climb satisfactorily with the undercarriage |
and flaps down. |
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Climb at about 140 mph I.A.S. and, after raising the |
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undercarriage, start raising the flaps a little at a time, retrimming as necessary. |
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Check any swing |
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Raise tail as quickly as possible |
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Ease off the ground at approximately 105 mph I.A.S. |
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Raise the landing gear |
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Raise the flaps after reaching a safe height (500 ft or more) |
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Adjust the trim after raising the flaps |
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Switch to MAIN tanks after initial climb - safety speed is |
130 mph I.A.S. |
OPERATING DATA
44. Engine data - Merlin 22, 28 or 38 |
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Engine limitations with 100 octane fuel: |
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MAX. TAKE-OFF |
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MAX. CLIMBING |
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MAX. CONTINOUS |
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COMBAT |
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* +16 with "S" gear which is not simulated in FS2004 |
46. Flying limitations |
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Maximum speeds in mph I.A.S.: |
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Diving |
360 |
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Bomb doors open |
as for diving |
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Undercarriage down |
200 |
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Flaps down |
200 |
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Maximum weights: |
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Take off and straight flying |
65,000 lbs |
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Landing and all forms of flying |
55,000 lbs |
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Bomb clearance angles: |
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Dive |
30° |
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Climb |
20° |
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Bank |
10° (with S.B.C. 25°) |
NOTE: This aircraft's real-world checklists have been modified for use with Flight Simulator.