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  1. 22nd January 2013, 10:44 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies View Post
    Merlin 2 or Merlin XI? I didn't think the Merlin "eleven" went into production

    The 1030 hp Merlin II (2) was the first production Merlin engine in 1937 (Hurricane Mk/Spitfire MkI), but was superseded by 1310 hp the Merlin III (3) in 1938 (Hurricane Mk/Spitfire MkI) and subsequently by 1150 hp Merlin XII (12) in Spitfire MkII from 1939.

    So while it may have been the Merlin engine which won the battle of Britain it was the Merlin II, Merlin III and Merlin XII combined.

    BTW the De Havilland DH.98 "Mosquito" used the 1233 hp Merlin 76/77.
    Hmmm, at the risk of digging myself a hole, according the the father inlaw one is a Merlin 25 series, and the other a Griffin 58 series with the contravening propellers. Given the Merlin was never fitted to an aircraft, it was probably supplied to the Australian Air Force as a spare for a Mosquito. The Griffin also never fitted to a plane can only be for a late model spitfire aircraft. Il get some pics next time I go visiting. He has just taken delivery propellers and drive gear for both donks. Bit hard finding parts for a spitfire these days.

    Speaking of hard parts to find, when are you selling me a PTO for a lt230. What's a girl going to do with so many in the shed.
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  2. 22nd January 2013, 11:22 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by newhue View Post
    Hmmm, at the risk of digging myself a hole, according the the father inlaw one is a Merlin 25 series, and the other a Griffin 58 series with the contravening propellers. Given the Merlin was never fitted to an aircraft, it was probably supplied to the Australian Air Force as a spare for a Mosquito. The Griffin also never fitted to a plane can only be for a late model spitfire aircraft. Il get some pics next time I go visiting. He has just taken delivery propellers and drive gear for both donks. Bit hard finding parts for a spitfire these days.Speaking of hard parts to find, when are you selling me a PTO for a lt230. What's a girl going to do with so many in the shed.
    I seem to remember that the Griffon engines were fitted to special RAF Lincolns (or maybe Lancasters) used by 617 squadron for "grand slam" bombs late in the war. Will have to read the Paul Brickhill book again.

    They were also used in the developmental CAC-15, so maybe when production was cancelled this engine was surplus from RAAF stores.

    Did the RAAF ever use the Griffon powered Tempest?

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  3. 22nd January 2013, 11:26 AM #23
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    Hi Jason,

    The Griffon with contra-rotating props is most likely from an Avro Shackleton, don't recall seeing them on single engine aircraft, but then I was young when a stand in R-R FSR at Lossiemouth in the mid to late seventies. Now there is a true Land Rover aircraft, all the birdstrikes were on the trailing edges, & it was described rather unkindly as 20,000 rivets flying along in loose formation!

    As for the Canberra, he was just cleaning out the hangar! Saved a FOD (Foreign Object Damage) plod.

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  4. 22nd January 2013, 07:47 PM #24
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    might just bow out here before you good blokes make a bigger goose out of me more than I can. Apologies for misdirecting the thread as well.

    Just before I go though, this is the general idea of what turns him on.
    http://<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CUtMfwXAuB8'rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Sorry cant get the link to work, if your interested type "Rolls Royce 12 cylinder Merlin Spitfire Engine (1200hp)" into you tube
    And what I believe one of motors was for, or could go into.

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  5. 26th January 2013, 10:51 PM #25
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    You mean this one ?

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ8BUNJYtOo]Contra Rotating Spitfire XIX - YouTube[/ame]


    ... Or this one.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oe-WzIlQWw"]Spitfire Mk.XIX - YouTube[/ame]
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    That MyXIX has a Griffon. The bulges in the engine cover give this away. They are to accommodate the cam boxes of the larger Griffon.
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