Short Stirling
| Short Stirling | |
|---|---|
 3 stk. Short Stirling i luften | |
| Beskrivelse | |
| Type | Bombefly |
| Besætning | 7 – 8 |
| Jomfruflyvning | 14. maj 1939 |
| I aktiv tjeneste | August 1940 |
| Fabrikant | Short Brothers |
| Brugere | Royal Air Force |
| Krige | 2. verdenskrig |
| Dimensioner | |
| Specifikationerne gælder for | Stirling Mk III |
| Længde | 26,59 m |
| Spændvidde | 30,20 m |
| Højde | 6,93 m |
| Vingeareal | 135,63 m² |
| Tomvægt | 19.595 kg |
| Maksimal startvægt | 31.751 kg |
| Motor | 4× Bristol Hercules XVI stjernemotorer |
| Motorydelse | 1.650 hk |
| Tophastighed | 435 km/t (ved 4.420 m.o.h.) |
| Ydeevne | |
| Rækkevidde | 3.235 km (med 1.588 kg bomber) 950 km (med 6.350 kg bomber) |
| Tophøjde | 5.182 m |
| Bevæbning | |
| Skyts | 8× 7,7 mm maskingeværer |
| Bomber | Indtil 6.350 kg |
Short Stirling trækker et Horsa svævefly
Short Stirling på jorden
Stirling er et 4-motors britisk bombefly, bygget af Short Brothers.
Stirling udgjorde sammen med Handley Page Halifax og ikke mindst Avro Lancaster grundstammen i den britiske flåde af bombefly under 2. verdenskrig, hvor RAF primært anvendte det til de natlige togter over Tyskland og de besatte områder.
Short Stirling blev efterhånden forældet og fik opgaver som nedkastning af søminer, våbencontainere og SOE-agenter samt som svæveflystraktor.
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Short Stirling with a Horsa glider.jpg
A Short Stirling Mark IV (LK115, '8S-Z') of No. 295 Squadron RAF, taking off from Harwell, Oxfordshire (UK), towing an Airspeed Horsa glider. This was one of 25 Stirling/Horsa combinations which carried the Headquarters of I Airborne Corps to landing zones near Groesbeek, Nijmegen.
A Short Stirling Mark IV (LK115, '8S-Z') of No. 295 Squadron RAF, taking off from Harwell, Oxfordshire (UK), towing an Airspeed Horsa glider. This was one of 25 Stirling/Horsa combinations which carried the Headquarters of I Airborne Corps to landing zones near Groesbeek, Nijmegen.
Short Stirlings 1651 HCU in flight 1942.jpg
A Royal Air Force flight of No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit Short Stirling aircraft flying south-west, with the outskirts of Waterbeach (UK) in the foreground and Cambridge in the distance. From near to far the aircraft are: "S" N3676; "G" N6096; "C" N6069.
A Royal Air Force flight of No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit Short Stirling aircraft flying south-west, with the outskirts of Waterbeach (UK) in the foreground and Cambridge in the distance. From near to far the aircraft are: "S" N3676; "G" N6096; "C" N6069.
Short Stirling bomber N6101.jpg
Royal Air Force armourers check over the sixteen 250lb bombs before they are loaded into a Short Stirling bomber (s/n N6101) of No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. N6101 was one of the first Stirlings built by Short and Harland at Belfast.
Royal Air Force armourers check over the sixteen 250lb bombs before they are loaded into a Short Stirling bomber (s/n N6101) of No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. N6101 was one of the first Stirlings built by Short and Harland at Belfast.