Blenheim as a torpedo bomber?

• Feb 8, 2016

• #101

Juha

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Hello SR6
again an informative and balanced message as usual.

Juha

 

• Feb 9, 2016

• #102

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Shortround6

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stona said:

Amen to that. They tried and got the Stirling.

Cheers

Steve

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Actually the Stirling suffered from a few other problems. Wacking big fuselage and a small wing called for more power than a Halifax or Lancaster.
But the point is well made by the Warwick and Manchester. The loss of drag of two engine nacelles was not balanced by the loss of hundreds of horsepower. Two engines of under 2000hp (in early versions) vs 4 engines of over 1000hp (or even over 1100hp) for early versions.

 

• Feb 9, 2016

• #103

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stona

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The Stirling did have many issues, but fundamentally trying to design a bomber with four engines, weighing 45,000 lbs + within the constraints of the Air Ministry specifications was not ever going to end well with the power ranges of the available engines at the time.
Cheers
Steve

 

• Apr 16, 2019

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On a related matter, when did the UK develop its Monoplane Air Tail for their torpedoes?

I apologize for the necro.