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Re: Short Sturgeon
par YWK Lun 06 Sep 2010, 15:13
Trivia
One of the Sturgeon's unfortunate failings was in placement of controls.
The fire extinguisher switch was located next to the cockpit switches required for firing the engine starter cartridges, resulting in some inadvertent mishaps and some unintended hilarity for ground crews.
One of the Sturgeon's unfortunate failings was in placement of controls.
The fire extinguisher switch was located next to the cockpit switches required for firing the engine starter cartridges, resulting in some inadvertent mishaps and some unintended hilarity for ground crews.
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Re: Short Sturgeon
par YWK Lun 06 Sep 2010, 15:15
Specifications (Short S.B.9 Sturgeon TT3)
Data from The World's Worst Aircraft.[1], The Aircraft of the World
General characteristics
* Crew: 2
* Length: 44 ft (13.70 m)
* Wingspan: 59 ft 11 in (18.26 m)
* Height: 13 ft 2½ in (40.39 m)
* Wing area: 518.4 ft² (48.16 m²)
* Airfoil: NACA 65,2—2.5 modified[7]
* Empty weight: 16,967 lb (7,696 kg)
* Loaded weight: 18,126 lb (8,222 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 21,700 lb (9,840 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Merlin 140 liquid-cooled V12 engines, 2,080 hp (1,550 kW) each
* Propellers: three-bladed contra-rotating Rotol propellers, 2 per engine
Data from The World's Worst Aircraft.[1], The Aircraft of the World
General characteristics
* Crew: 2
* Length: 44 ft (13.70 m)
* Wingspan: 59 ft 11 in (18.26 m)
* Height: 13 ft 2½ in (40.39 m)
* Wing area: 518.4 ft² (48.16 m²)
* Airfoil: NACA 65,2—2.5 modified[7]
* Empty weight: 16,967 lb (7,696 kg)
* Loaded weight: 18,126 lb (8,222 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 21,700 lb (9,840 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Merlin 140 liquid-cooled V12 engines, 2,080 hp (1,550 kW) each
* Propellers: three-bladed contra-rotating Rotol propellers, 2 per engine
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Re: Short Sturgeon
par YWK Lun 06 Sep 2010, 15:18
Performance
* Maximum speed: 318 knots (366 mph, 590 km/h) at 24,200 ft
* Cruise speed: 312 mph (502 km/h) at 15,000 ft
* Service ceiling: 35,200 ft (10,700 m)
* Maximum speed: 318 knots (366 mph, 590 km/h) at 24,200 ft
* Cruise speed: 312 mph (502 km/h) at 15,000 ft
* Service ceiling: 35,200 ft (10,700 m)
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Re: Short Sturgeon
par YWK Lun 06 Sep 2010, 15:22
Bibliography
* Green, William and Gerald Pollinger. The Aircraft of the World. London: Macdonald, 1955.
* Gunston, Bill. "Sturgeon." Aeroplane Monthly Volume 6, No. 10, October 1978.
* Winchester, Jim, ed. "Short Sturgeon". The World's Worst Aircraft: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1-904687-34-2.
* Green, William and Gerald Pollinger. The Aircraft of the World. London: Macdonald, 1955.
* Gunston, Bill. "Sturgeon." Aeroplane Monthly Volume 6, No. 10, October 1978.
* Winchester, Jim, ed. "Short Sturgeon". The World's Worst Aircraft: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1-904687-34-2.
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