Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: raafif on March 02, 2023, 08:26:36 AM

Title: Short Stirling
Post by: raafif on March 02, 2023, 08:26:36 AM

Been reading up on the Stirling developments.  There were several interesting ideas for the Short S.34 "Ideal Bomber" Stirling program.

Shorts tendered 2 modified Stirlings, a single tailed version with Hercules engines, and a twin-tailed version with Griffon engines (design now lost). The wings would have extended span.  The aircraft would have a 4-gun 50.cal rear turret, an upper turret with two 20mm cannon (Boulton-Paul Type H) and a remote lower turret with two 20mm cannon (Boulton-Paul Type 0), the front turret would also have two 20mm cannon.

A civil Stirling Airliner & a Super Stirling with Bristol Centaurus engines were also proposed ...

Title: Re: Short Stirling
Post by: raafif on February 29, 2024, 07:44:04 AM

You can see where Shorts got the idea ...
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/33656be6-1069-459e-895c-55c4ba7be216/dgwz216-cbf340b1-009b-416e-beda-4aa173064272.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_412,q_70,strp/blackburn_kangaroo_of_246_sqn_by_destinationajourney_dgwz216-375w-2x.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9NDEyIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvMzM2NTZiZTYtMTA2OS00NTllLTg5NWMtNTVjNGJhN2JlMjE2XC9kZ3d6MjE2LWNiZjM0MGIxLTAwOWItNDE2ZS1iZWRhLTRhYTE3MzA2NDI3Mi5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9NzAwIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmltYWdlLm9wZXJhdGlvbnMiXX0.pRK1mSV31RFrjBWdhhWDoXyS03gA1x6s-lW4G7y2p7g)

Title: Re: Short Stirling
Post by: finsrin on February 29, 2024, 08:15:00 AM

Could you replace those prop engines with ones from an A-10 ?   ???