When I heard the sound of those RR engines, I had flashbacks from my childhood. I am 82, Uruguayan, and in the early fifties a commercial version of the Lancaster called Avro York, flew the British South American Airways routes. They passed overhead my home at some 10 miles to the West of Montevideo's Carrasco Airport en route to Argentina and Chile.
We were at the museum early on in the effort to get it flight-worthy again. We got caught up in a boisterous celebration because they got one wheel to retract while we were there. At the time it was hard to imagine going from that state to flying, so this is great to see!
now i think of it the avro manchester became avro lancaster mk 1 prototype thats how the avro lancasters really were born mom and i are helping bc aviation museum to restore avro lancaster mk x fm104 cleaning her and the packard merlin engines and getting avro lancaster airworthy again to fly with her remaining sisters
+Ron Klutts They captured it in 'more than stereo' - unfortunately the sound here was only captured in camera; I don't have access to the final mix. Sometimes the rights to certain parts of the production aren't available to everyone. Plus we weren't time code synched so matching sound to picture would be impossible. Please feel free to leave more snarky and uninformed comments - it's users like you who keep RUclips vibrant...
+Aaron Gomez This is the Canadian-built version, Mark X, of the British-designed A.V. Roe Lancaster bomber. It is not the prototype of the B-24 Liberator. The design for the Lancaster actually came from the troublesome Manchester bomber. All they did was redesign the 2-engine Manchester with 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin engines and a wider wing span and longer fuselage. Roy Chadwick designed the Lancaster. The result: a pure flying war machine that could carry up a bomb load of up to 20,000 lbs.. Only the B-29 Superfortress could carry a heavier bomb load.
I don't normally comment on RUclips but I just had to congratulate you. This could be the funniest thing I've ever read on the internet. I don't think I've ever seen a Lancaster called a B24 before :D
That is one of the single daftest comments I have ever read. No. It's an Avro Lancaster Mk X heavy bomber. It's a British designed aircraft for use in the bombing campaign against Germany in WW2. Despite what you may have seen in the movies, the British were fighting and defeating Germany for 2 years before the US joined in. We were doing it with hugely powerful aircraft which were built in the UK, crushing their navy with the largest navy in the world and stopping them from spreading Nazi hatred any further. We did it with aircraft like the Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane, Mosquito, Beaufighter, Typhoon, Tempest, Fury, Swordfish and with warships like Ark Royal, Warspite, Norfolk, Suffolk, Rodney, King George V and thousands of others... please, please learn.
When I heard the sound of those RR engines, I had flashbacks from my childhood. I am 82, Uruguayan, and in the early fifties a commercial version of the Lancaster called Avro York, flew the British South American Airways routes. They passed overhead my home at some 10 miles to the West of Montevideo's Carrasco Airport en route to Argentina and Chile.
Sweetest-sounding engine in history, without a doubt!
Amazing low pass, just above the deck!
Such a beautiful beast and the thundering roar of those engines is like nothing else. Thank you for the great video!
Memories I grew up in Derby near the Rolls Royce works and the Battle of Britain Memorial flight few over quite frequently takes me back
We were at the museum early on in the effort to get it flight-worthy again. We got caught up in a boisterous celebration because they got one wheel to retract while we were there. At the time it was hard to imagine going from that state to flying, so this is great to see!
I've caught the goosebumps too and I'm smiling.
My favorite British bomber!
Great footage!
Love living near that airport... So fantastic to hear it on a regular basis... Now I just need the flight tour....
The sound of victory
Incredible. I need to find a way to get my computer's sound MUCH louder to enjoy this video properly. I need to get out to see this bird fly!
Beautiful aircraft. I love the Rolls Royce engines.
Wow, they sure fly V-Era differently to how the BBMF fly Thumper! Excellent!! Can't wait to see her in a few weeks...
There was a B25 and B17 flying around Winnipeg Manitoba during the 2015 summer... still haven't seen a land fracture fly over
sounds awesome
Magical sound just like the Spitfire
The sound at 3.40 is awesome.
Round tails are the best tails! Any chance of an apron for sale with a nod to your aviation background?
That is just so cool!!
Hey could i use this footage for a youtube video?
now i think of it the avro manchester became avro lancaster mk 1 prototype thats how the avro lancasters really were born mom and i are helping bc aviation museum to restore avro lancaster mk x fm104 cleaning her and the packard merlin engines and getting avro lancaster airworthy again to fly with her remaining sisters
Er......just....Wow!!!!!
Vive la liberté
I thought #3 was the first engine to start? How come you start #4 first?
That's a question you should ask @CWHM on Twitter.
The reason 3 was started first is because it had so many of the ancillaries feeding off it, so normal practice is to start 3 first.
Since they did this to capture the audio, it world have been nice if they did it in stereo.
+Ron Klutts They captured it in 'more than stereo' - unfortunately the sound here was only captured in camera; I don't have access to the final mix. Sometimes the rights to certain parts of the production aren't available to everyone. Plus we weren't time code synched so matching sound to picture would be impossible. Please feel free to leave more snarky and uninformed comments - it's users like you who keep RUclips vibrant...
"Since they did this to capture the audio...blah...blah...blah..."
The rest of the commenters here seem happy enough that the video was posted at all.
wow amazing! this is a prototype of a B-24 US bomber
Aaron Gomez Hmmm - yeah... No. Not a prototype of a US B24 bomber.
+Aaron Gomez No. Just no. Incredible comment.
+Aaron Gomez This is the Canadian-built version, Mark X, of the British-designed A.V. Roe Lancaster bomber. It is not the prototype of the B-24 Liberator. The design for the Lancaster actually came from the troublesome Manchester bomber. All they did was redesign the 2-engine Manchester with 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin engines and a wider wing span and longer fuselage. Roy Chadwick designed the Lancaster. The result: a pure flying war machine that could carry up a bomb load of up to 20,000 lbs.. Only the B-29 Superfortress could carry a heavier bomb load.
I don't normally comment on RUclips but I just had to congratulate you. This could be the funniest thing I've ever read on the internet. I don't think I've ever seen a Lancaster called a B24 before :D
That is one of the single daftest comments I have ever read. No. It's an Avro Lancaster Mk X heavy bomber. It's a British designed aircraft for use in the bombing campaign against Germany in WW2. Despite what you may have seen in the movies, the British were fighting and defeating Germany for 2 years before the US joined in. We were doing it with hugely powerful aircraft which were built in the UK, crushing their navy with the largest navy in the world and stopping them from spreading Nazi hatred any further. We did it with aircraft like the Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane, Mosquito, Beaufighter, Typhoon, Tempest, Fury, Swordfish and with warships like Ark Royal, Warspite, Norfolk, Suffolk, Rodney, King George V and thousands of others... please, please learn.