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Originally Posted by Von Poop  Great pictures people, It's amazing the wings are so strong for such delicate looking things.
Gotta say G-George could try a little harder, if a Typhoon can support nearly 60(?) bods then surely a Lancaster could manage more than just over 70(?) 
I felt i should contribute a pic but they're hard to Google up unless you know where to look, could only find modern efforts.  |
The wings construction is one thing but some of the strength would come down to the wing spar that went through the fuselage. The weight of the crews would be absorbed by the spar flexing. Saying that a bomber with a full bomb load flying at two hundred plus miles per hour is going to be well able to hold the weight of the crew on it's wingspan.
As a point of interest after a Lanc released it's bomb load how by how much would it suddenly rise. I know it is dependent on height - and the bomb load obviously. I heard that the amount was such that even experienced pilots were caught off guard by the rapid ascent. Anyone know by about how much?