The Photonomad July 11, 2017 Indeed they are. Rolls Royce Merlins. The same engines that powered the Spitfire. Quite a few of them still flying. Loading...
John July 11, 2017 That’s great! I thought they may be Lycoming but no, best of my knowledge they never built engines that large. Amazing, four V-12 power plants! Loading...
The Photonomad July 12, 2017 It turns out that Merlins were built in the USA by Packard and used for your aircraft too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Merlin R Loading...
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Great shit Richard, are those 12 cylinder RR engines?
Indeed they are. Rolls Royce Merlins. The same engines that powered the Spitfire. Quite a few of them still flying.
That’s great! I thought they may be Lycoming but no, best of my knowledge they never built engines that large. Amazing, four V-12 power plants!
It turns out that Merlins were built in the USA by Packard and used for your aircraft too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Merlin R