Variants[edit]Lancaster XPPNine built by converting Lancaster Mk.Xs at Victory Aircraft Ltd Canada.Lancastrian C.1Nine-seat transport aircraft for BOAC and Qantas. Royal Air Force designation Lancastrian C.1 to Specification 16/44. A total of 23 built by AvroLancastrian C.2Nine-seat military transport aircraft for the RAF. A total of 33 built by AvroLancastrian 313-seat transport aircraft for British South American Airways. A total of 18 built by AvroLancastrian C.4Ten to 13-seat military transport aircraft for the RAF. Eight built by Avro
General characteristicsCrew: fiveCapacity: nine passengersPayload: mail (3,560 kg)Length: 76 ft 10 in (23.4 m)Wingspan: 102 ft (31.1 m)Height: 19 ft 6 in (5.9 m)Wing area: 1,297 ft2 (120.5 m2)Empty weight: 30,423 lb (13,800 kg)Loaded weight: 64,991 lb (29,480 kg)Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 12 piston engine, 1,250 hp (930 kW) eachPerformanceMaximum speed: 310 mph (499 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)Range: 4,150 mi (6,677 km)Service ceiling: 23,000 ft (7,010 m)Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (230 m/min)