Avro Lancastrian
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Avro Lancastrian
I'm looking for any information available concerning the AVRO Lancastrian - in particular the interior arrangements - seating plans, that kind of thing
There is one photo on www.scienceandsociety.co.uk of the passenger seating which I found through google; I'm really looking for the floor plan - passenger & crew
There is one photo on www.scienceandsociety.co.uk of the passenger seating which I found through google; I'm really looking for the floor plan - passenger & crew
Pictorial history of BOAC and Imperial Airways by Kenneth Munson has"at best,the Lancastrian could carry only 11 seated passengers,but since bunks were needed on the marathon journey in the unpressurised,unsilenced machine this number was reduced to six"
That was on a 63 hour flight to Sydney.
BOAC by Charles Woodley has a description of the passenger cabin.There were settee benches along one side of the cabin,converting into sleeping berths with fold down upper berths above.
That was on a 63 hour flight to Sydney.
BOAC by Charles Woodley has a description of the passenger cabin.There were settee benches along one side of the cabin,converting into sleeping berths with fold down upper berths above.
Oddly enough, I was researching this very subject for a writer two years ago (a novel based on the disappearance of BSAA's Star Dust). There were two Lancastrian seating layouts: the sideways-facing seats mentioned by Renfrew and those that faced forwards. I remember there were not many internal photographs of these aircraft: I only managed to find three or four on the web after a convoluted search. Unfortunately I no longer have these on my hard disc.
They're out there somewhere!
Steve.
They're out there somewhere!
Steve.
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OK, thank you all for the quick feed back.
Yes, I'm also interested in the disappearance/re-emergence of 'Star Dust'; novel? Not quite, but it is research of a kind.
Yes, I'm also interested in the disappearance/re-emergence of 'Star Dust'; novel? Not quite, but it is research of a kind.
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filou, I've amassed a bit of info on the aircraft, mostly off the web (photos, list of registrations) and have yet to find any photos or details of the seating, other than the one in your link. Have a copy of the flight manual and that does not provide any enlightment regarding the seating layout either.
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