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Aviation History
1946
1946 - 2083.PDF
October i-th, 1946 b ARER ESTER Phqtographs of rt Sturgeon Deck' ssance Aircraft : ersion Projected(Right) Mr. Tyson banks theSturgeon sharply to display the ample wing area, which givesa loading of 38.8 lb/sq ft. In the bottom of the fuselageare the three ports for verti- cal cameras ; supplementaryports are provided for oblique photography. The neat stow-age for the arrester hook, in the extreme tail of the fuselage,is also evident. (Below) An aspect of the firstprototype Sturgeon showing the close spacing of the engines(Merlin 140) and the good view from the pilot's cockpit—twoprerequisite features in a twin- engine deck-landing machinelike the Sturgeon. should prove of great benefit to Na\al anti-aircraft gunnery in that it is a relatively high-speed machine which can travel with the Fleet and operate whenever weather conditions are suitable for flying-off and flying-on. The target-towing Sturgeon will differ greatly in appearance from the reconnaissance machine, and due to its increased length, the nose of the fuselage has been designed to fold, for stowage on an aircraft carrier. The drogue will be stowed in the bottom of the fuselage and will be operated by^ a power-driven winch, avoiding the drag of the arm and windmill characteristic of some earlier target-towers. Thus, in spite of the increased fuselage size, the Sturgeon should be the fastest Naval target-towing aircraft in the world and will doubtless prove a valuable addition to the equipment of Naval Aviation.
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