By: j_jza80 - 19th December 2013 at 00:50
The B17 fuselage looks dinky compared to the Stirling 😀
And I suspect you would find that if a B29 were parked next to a Stirling, the Stirling wouldn’t look small 😀 (assuming the Stirlings undercarriage hadn’t collapsed 😀 )
By: Stepwilk - 19th December 2013 at 00:42
“…really dwarfs the B17.”
How so? Stirling is about 13 feet longer but with five feet less wingspan. I’m sure it was a splendid airplane, but it hardly “dwarfed” the B-17. If you indeed want to compare it to the B-29, you’re talking about an airplane that is 12 feet longer than the Shorts and with a 42-foot greater span. That might be your dwarfism right there…
By: j_jza80 - 18th December 2013 at 11:50
Great picture, the Stirling really dwarfs the B17.
I’ve always wanted to see how a Stirling would look next to a B-29.
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December 18, 2013 at 11:27 am