Rolls-Royce V-12s

[ozzy72]

So a selection of RR engines at the Science Museum...
The RR Merlin III for REAL men!

The RR 'R' Schneider Trophy engine belonging to the Supermarine S6B, mother of the Merlin


RR Merlin 60 series cut-away (what a waste I need one of these!!!)


And just for my old pal Roger a Griffon (yuk)

[Fitter]

Hey Mark....That's a hell of a motor....but take a look here...you will like that.
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/ ... 1127386808

[HawkerTempest5]

Griffons rule All those Rolls Royce aero engines are sweet though.
Hey Mark, why has that Merlin 60 got a tag on it that says Daimler-Benz DB605

[flyboy 28]

Wow. I never figured them that big.

[C]

Griffons rule All those Rolls Royce aero engines are sweet though.
Hey Mark, why has that Merlin 60 got a tag on it that says Daimler-Benz DB605

Hopefully dangling from the beast above...

Lovely engines. Amazing to think though that that Merlin III would produce a little over 1000hp. The Tucano gets 1051hp from something quarter of the size (if that)!

[Hagar]

Amazing to think though that that Merlin III would produce a little over 1000hp. The Tucano gets 1051hp from something quarter of the size (if that)!

It is amazing but somehow it never had quite the same appeal to me as a Merlin at full chat.

Rimshot wrote:

Wow. I never figured them that big.

I can't help wondering how you can tell how big they are without something to compare them with.

[Woodlouse2002]

I'd rather have a Napier Sabre actually.

[HawkerTempest5]

I'd rather have a Napier Sabre actually.

And I bet more than a few Typhoon pilots would have wished they had a Merlin

[Hagar]

I'd rather have a Napier Sabre actually.

Ah, that reminds me. No sooner said than done. http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/da-kenDSCF0130.jpg

Sorry I chopped a bit of the spinner off.

And I bet more than a few Typhoon pilots would have wished they had a Merlin

Reliable as it is I don't think the Typhoon would have been a Typhoon with a Merlin.

[C]

It is amazing but somehow it never had quite the same appeal to me as a Merlin at full chat.

After a few months it has no appeal at all...

[HawkerTempest5]

Reliable as it is I don't think the Typhoon would have been a Typhoon with a Merlin.

Yes I doubt the poor old Merlin could get a fully loaded Typhoon off the ground Maybe a Griffon then
I'd still like to hear what that saber sounds like.

[Hagar]

I'd still like to hear what that saber sounds like.

Me too although I somehow doubt I will ever have that pleasure. Don't think I've even heard a decent recording of one.

[ozzy72]

Charlie is quite right the 605 was in the rack above the Merlin 60 and looking a wee bit lonely surrounded by British metal

[Hagar]

I got a rather poor shot of that 605 if anyone's interested.

[ozzy72]

Bj