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The Halifax was originally designed as a twin-engined aircraft, the H.P.56, just as the Lancaster started out as the twin-engined Manchester. However, Air Ministry dropped the idea of two engines earlier than Avro and created the Halifax four engined bomber because they didn't believe that two engines would be powerful enough to carry the bomber to Germany and back. It was originally powered by Merlins but later marks used Hercules. Are you sure you're not talking about a H.P.56?I cannot see a twin-engined Halifax powered by either Merlins or Hercules engines getting off the ground with anything like a full bomb load, let alone being lightly loaded for experimental purposes.
The Halifax was originally designed as a twin-engined aircraft, the H.P.56, just as the Lancaster started out as the twin-engined Manchester. However, Air Ministry dropped the idea of two engines earlier than Avro and created the Halifax four engined bomber because they didn't believe that two engines would be powerful enough to carry the bomber to Germany and back. It was originally powered by Merlins but later marks used Hercules. Are you sure you're not talking about a H.P.56?
I cannot see a twin-engined Halifax powered by either Merlins or Hercules engines getting off the ground with anything like a full bomb load, let alone being lightly loaded for experimental purposes.
