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If the Stirling is not selected (it's not relevant what is), how many more Flying boats Sunderlands etc., can Shorts build before they are co-opted to build the new (selected) bomber?
I have posted something similar elsewhere, just curious what comments I get here.
Sunderlands couldn't bomb Germany.
Aside from which command got which air plane flyingboats need to be built in factories with waterfront. The assembly halls may need to be taller too. Not all factories are suited to making any aircraft you want.
I've heard it claimed that the Stirling used the same wing as the Sunderland
The assembly halls may need to be taller too. Not all factories are suited to making any aircraft you want.
but they could bomb U-boats.
Not ordering the Stirling would be beneficial to the RAF even if nothing else was ordered.
The poor old Stirling suffered from the problem that beset many designs, particularly for larger aircraft, in the 1930s. The weight of the aircraft moved decisively ahead of the available power output from the available engines........The Stirling was 'a bridge too far' in terms of 1930s aircraft design. It wasn't a bad aircraft, it soldiered on for some time, but it was and will be judged a failure, particularly when measured against it's immediate successors.
Cheers
Steve