Thread: Lightweights

Originally Posted by isuzurover

These:
Not actually any lighter than a normal 88" as pictured, but can be stripped down and stacked 2 high for easier air transportation

Ben

The regular series 2's and 3's can be stacked 2 high, the reason for the Lightweight's design was in fact something unique to the Brits.

In the 1950's the RAF carried series 1 Land Rovers side by side in one of their freight aircraft (Bristol 170 Freighter I believe), when the series 2 came out the extra couple of inches in width on the new Land Rovers prevented them fitting the 2 rows inside the aircraft. The solution was to develop a series 2 variant with the same body width as the series 1.



Diana

Addit:The aircraft may have been the Blackburn B101 Beverley (a version of the General Aircraft GAL.60 built in the UK)



P.S. the aircraft type may be wrong but the reason correct.

That's a bristol Freighter

The lightweight officially was built for helicopter transport. Early helicopters had very low lifting weights, and the lower weight was needed. They ended up being a little lighter than a normal 88, but a bit more when they are stripped down.