#merlin engine

[stone-cold-groove]

Cutaway drawing of an RAF Supermarine Spitfire - 1938.

[usafphantom8]

These technicians are fitting the V12 Merlin engine at the Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. The engine - which produced 1030hp - was able to power the Spitfire to 362mph - 30mph quicker than the Hurricane equipped with the same engine.

@VoicesofWW2 via X

[dronescapesvideos]

Rolls-Royce Made in the U.S.A. Packard Merlin Engine. When the Merlin crossed the Atlantic, it got an American makeover. Packard, the luxury car maker building it, didn't just copy the design. They re-engineered it for mass production. A key upgrade was hidden deep inside: the crankshaft bearings. They swapped Rolls-Royce's alloy for a superior silver-lead combination, a secret recipe from General Motors, making the engine tougher and more reliable under the strain of combat.

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[theworldatwar]

An RAF Avro Lancaster starts its Merlin engines as it gets ready to embark on another mission over Germany - exact date and location unknown

[monkeyssalad-blog]

Flying Legend's P-51 Mustang, "Frances Dell" by Jeff Hooten Via Flickr: _DSC1395

[j-r-macready]

Spitfires Scramble by Chris Via Flickr: A pair of Spitfires depart.

[jason-connor-blog1]

Did I mention that I like rockets?

[the-outer-topic]

1944 Ready for D-Day - Gerald Freeman

 shows a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost as well as a Spitfire MK V followed by two P-51 Mustangs doing low-level flying exercises overhead, prior to D-Day. Rolls-Royce engines powered all of them.