Shackleton
Danny42C said "knowing nothing about them".
Danny, the AVRO Shackleton is the grandson of the Lancaster, powered by the greatest reciprocating aero engine ever produced by Rolls-Royce, the Griffon. The 'Shack' came in conventional (tail wheel) format, and tricycle. The later MR 2 and AEW II taildraggers had an AUW of approx 42 tons (British, you know), carried 3284 Imperial (British again) gallons of AVGAS, could fly for 18 to 24 hours (no air-to-air refuelling) depending on Mark and load, had cannons and a huge bomb bay, and served in the RAF front line for 40 years. The crew benefited from deep, sumptuous leather seats, ash trays, a fully equipped galley, an Elsan complete with privacy curtain. This venerable Queen of the Skies had performance optimised by fully retracting undercarriage and fly-by-wire...and chain, tubes and bell ranks, and enjoyed mild pressurisation...the holes at the front being larger than those at the rear. One felt at one with the environment...rain on your flying suit, and if sat in the nose gunners seat, snow on your boots. The Shack almost ended up with Napier Nomad flat-12 two-stroke diesels with contra-props and 4000 hp each...and a potential sortie duration in excess of 30 hours. Eeek.
The four-engined, eight-propellered, 10,000 horsepowered, tail-dragging example referred to by mmitch, is going to be restored to flight.
P.S. How do you know if you are conversing with a Shack co-pilot? He turns his left ear towards you. How do you know if you are talking to a Shack captain? You have to resort to sign language.
Not that I know anything about Shacks.
Camlobe