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Guy Alcala wrote:

Compared to the original design wingspan (widely cited as 112 feet)
135 ft. isn't such a stretch.

Compared to the Stirling production wingspan of 99 feet, it is ;-) But it
sure would be nice to see the predicted performance for a Stirling with a
112 foot span, high aspect ratio wing. That wing would be up in B-24
territory. Oh well, I can dream.

The original Stirling wing (mechanical & aerodyanmics), was based
pretty heavily on the Sunderland wing. ISTR Shorts had dismantled the
Sunderland wings, and when the Lerwick turned out to be a flop in
1941, they had to rebuild the jigs to reopen the line to suppliement
lend/lease Catalinas.

Could have been a good window for you and AVM Stickney to order
112-foot wings (maybe *common* wings? on Stirlings.