Gallery No 19 - Short Stirling

Aircraft - 2 Images

My thanks to Roger Dunn, (Wikipedia for text) and the MOD for supplying these images.

Role Heavy Bomber Crew 7 First flight May 14, 1939 Entered Service Manufacturer Short Brothers Dimensions (Mk.I) Length 87 ft 3 in 26.6 m Wingspan 99 ft 1 in 30.2 m Height 28 ft 10 in 8.8 m Wing Area 1,322 ft² 122.8 m² Weights Empty 44,000 lb 19,950 kg Loaded 59,400 lb 26,940 kg Maximum takeoff 70,000 lb 31,750 kg Powerplant Engine 4 × Bristol Hercules II Power (each) 1,375 hp 1,030 kW Performance Maximum speed 255 mph @ 21,000 ft 410 km/h @ 6,400 m Combat range 2,330 miles 3,750 km Ferry range km miles Service ceiling 16,500 ft 5,030 m Rate of climb 800 ft/min 240 m/min Wing loading 44.9 lb/ft² 219.4 kg/m² Power/Mass 0.093 hp/lb 0.153 kW/kg Armament Guns 8 × 0.303in Browning machine guns 2 × nose, 4 × tail, 2 ×dorsal Bombs 14,000 lb 6,350 kg

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