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Royal Air Force Bomber
Command 60th Anniversary
Short Stirling Specifications |
Details for Stirling III |
| Length: |
87ft 3in (26.58m) |
| Wingspan: |
99ft 1in (30.19m) |
| Height: |
22ft 9in (6.93m) |
| Maximum Speed: |
270mph (435kmh) |
| Cruising Speed: |
200mph (323kmh) |
| Ceiling: |
17,500ft (5,332m) |
| Range: |
2,010 miles (3,242km) with 3,500lb
(1,589kg) bombload |
| Powerplant: |
Four Bristol Hercules XVIs of
1,650hp each |
| Payload: |
14,000lbs (6,356kg) |
| Defensive Armament: |
2 x .303 machine guns in nose
turret and mid-upper turrets, 4 x .303 Browning machine guns in
tail turret. |
| Recognition: |
Long, slender fuselage which tapers gently at the rear. Comparatively
small vertical surfaces mounted above the rear fuselage with mid-upper
powered gun turret at the mid-point.The canopy is prominent above
the forward fuselage and the nose tapers away sharply from the canopy
to front turret. The wings are mounted on the forwatd part of the
airframe with the main undercarriage retracting into the inner engine
nacelles. |
 Stirling III 3-angle view
(Click to enlarge) |
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