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No BMW 801?
Maybe leave out the DB 601, but that will cause trouble !!! Leave ut the Merlin and there will be a riot !!!
Given that in 1940 the Merlin already powered several of the best aircraft of the war, Hurricane, Spitfire, Mosquito and was about to power the Lancaster and P-51 among others, it is inconceivable that it could be left out.
Cheers
Steve
But Steve, we have a thread going proving the Merlin to be a pile of shite, at least the rolls royce built ones as the packard ones seem to be ok though!
Pile of shite or not, without it we might have been in big trouble!
It wasn't just one of the top three engines in service in 1940, it was one of the top three engines of the war.
Cheers
Steve
There was a considerable difference in part interchangeability, but in service, British Merlins ran just fine, assuming they weren't sucking dust on a regular basis.