Short Stirling

Short Stirling

A front aerial view of a Stirling. On the reverse text and silhouettes.

One double sided printed card

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VALENTINE’S “AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION” CARDS

VALENTINE & SONS, LTD.,
DUNDEE and LONDON,
Printed in Gt. Britain.

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“THE PROFICIENCY TEST” SERIES No. 58

THE SHORT STIRLING I.

BRITISH HEAVY BOMBER.

Four 1,600 h.p. Bristol Hercules XI motors. The Stirling is, in fact, the greatest weight carrying aeroplane in the world with the exception of the single Douglas B-19. A very heavy defensive armament is carried. Main wheels retract backwards into inboard nacelles, twin tail wheels also completely retract. No performance figures released at present.

Dimensions. – Span, 99 ft. 1 in.; length, 87 ft. 3 in.; height, 22 ft. 9 in.; wing area, 1,460 sq. ft.; aspect ratio, 6.73.

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THESE DRAWINGS, REPRODUCED FROM “AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION,” ARE THE COPYRIGHT OF “THE AEROPLANE.”

RECOGNITION POINTS. – Four-motor mid-wing monoplane with tall single fin and rudder. Wing tapered on leading and trailing edges with pointed tips. Slab sided fuselage. Nose slopes down sharply from pilots raised cockpit to forward turret. Straight bottom line until near tail. Wheels and undercarriage retract.