yulzari
Staff Sergeant
To return to the subject of the thread.... I recall that the Napier Dagger was a contender for a Peregrine alternative as well as the Taurus. The MKVIII was a close match and it's weight of 100kg more dry matching the installed weight (ie with radiators, cooling fluid etc.) of the Peregrine. What do folk think of the merits of a Dagger Whirlwind? From what I can find about service use of the Dagger, it needed more maintenance and pilot training and served effectively in the well trained Auxiliary Air Force squadron Hectors but less well in wartime recruited Hereford squadrons.