Originally Posted by
Sandy Parts
I wonder what oil quantity was left in the Speys at the end of that one? I was always told that was the limiting factor on our tanked endurance (bet the eng was keeping a beady eye on the Temps towards the end...)
It was indeed the limiting factor and was one of the reasons that A M-J and Tony (not Ernie) Banfield flew the round Britain proving flight prior to the first op flights.
It's been a long time but I seem to recall that the limit due to oil capacity was 18 hours.
YS