| Short S.29 Stirling |
| Nationality |
British |
| Aircraft Type |
Heavy Bomber |
| First Flight |
14 May 1939 |
| Entered Service |
August 1940 with No.7 Squadron at Leeming |
| Crew |
7-8 |
| Notes |
Details for Mk III. Excluding the Mk V transport the RAF received 2.221 Stirlings. |
| Specification |
| Powerplant |
Four 1.650 hp Bristol Hercules XVI radial piston engines |
| Performance |
| Speed |
435 km/h at 4.420 m |
| Range |
950 km with 14.000 lb of bombs, or 3.235 km with 3.500 lb |
| Service Ceiling |
5.180 m |
| Dimensions |
| Wingspan |
30,20 m |
| Wing Area |
135,63 m² |
| Length |
26,59 m |
| Height |
6,93 m |
| Weights |
| Empty Weight |
19.595 kg |
| Maximum Take Off Weight |
31.751 kg |
| Weaponry |
| Guns |
Eight 0,303 in machine guns (tow each in nose and dorsal turrets, four in tail turret) |
| Bombs etc |
14.000 lb of bombs |
| Versions |
| Mk I |
Initial production; four 1.595 hp Hercules XI engines |
| Mk II |
1.600 hp Wright Cyclone engines |
| Mk III |
Revised dorsal turret |
| Mk IV |
Glider-tug/paratroop transport; nose and dorsal turrets deleted |
| Mk V |
Unarmed transport; 5 crew and 40 Troops or paratroops |
| Silver Stirling |
Civil transport |
