Yes, let's not forget the 1707'ers and the Welsh and NI for their great contribution to the war.
Churchill new the Nazis could never invade the UK because even if they got past the RAF they were still the RN to deal with
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Yes, let's not forget the 1707'ers and the Welsh and NI for their great contribution to the war.Nice to know that you consider the rest of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was safe from Hitler's predations!
The first German air raid on Britain on 16 Oct 1939 targeted RN ships in the Firth of Forth. Spitfires from 602 (City of Glasgow) and 603 (City of Edinburgh squadrons, based at Drem & Turnhouse respectively, were scrambled and succeeded in bringing down 2 German aircraft.
Rolls Royce had a shadow factory at Hillington, on the outskirts of Glasgow (in Scotland) from 1937, it completed its first Merlin engine about two weeks before the outbreak of WW2. It went on to produce about 14% of all Merlins produced worldwide as well as Griffons.
Can you please give the kingdom of Northumbria its rightful place in history. By 1940 the UK and its commonwealth was the name of the state and it gives respect to Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland for their contribution and Canada Australia New Zealand and many others. With respect, posting "NI" doesnt show any respect at all for the people of Northern Ireland.Yes, let's not forget the 1707'ers and the Welsh and NI for their great contribution to the war.
Churchill new the Nazis could never invade the UK because even if they got past the RAF they were still the RN to deal with
Wow, are we still the UK and its Commonwealth?Can you please give the kingdom of Northumbria its rightful place in history. By 1940 the UK and its commonwealth was the name of the state and it gives respect to Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland for their contribution and Canada Australia New Zealand and many others. With respect, posting "NI" doesnt show any respect at all for the people of Northern Ireland.
I worked all over Scotland (Glasgow, Motherwell Leith Tain Wick) and worked with Scots all over the world, I never met one 1707 er. Look at a map of Europe in 1707 and you will find the "Northumbria thing" works just as sensibly as the "1707 er" thing does.Wow, are we still the UK and its Commonwealth?
How does the Northumbria thing work?
Apologies to Northern Irelanders on the forum. I do mean to visit one day...
Lol me too used to commute to Edinburgh and had a Scottish girlfriend.I worked all over Scotland (Glasgow, Motherwell Leith Tain Wick) and worked with Scots all over the world, I never met one 1707 er. Look at a map of Europe in 1707 and you will find the "Northumbria thing" works just as sensibly as the "1707 er" thing does.
So what is a 1707 er and what has it got to do with Merlin production in WW2?Lol me too used to commute to Edinburgh and had a Scottish girlfriend.
You'll have to explain the 1707 Northumbria thing to me as all I can find is this.
The two countries had shared a monarch since the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne from his double first cousin twice removed, Queen Elizabeth I. Although described as a Union of Crowns, and in spite of James's acknowledgement of his accession to a single Crown,[3] England and Scotland were officially separate Kingdoms until 1707 (as opposed to the implied creation of a single unified Kingdom, exemplified by the later Kingdom of Great Britain). Prior to the Acts of Union, there had been three previous attempts (in 1606, 1667, and 1689) to unite the two countries by Acts of Parliament, but it was not until the early 18th century that both political establishments came to support the idea, albeit for different reasons.
The Acts took effect on 1 May 1707. On this date, the Scottish Parliament and the English Parliament united to form the Parliament of Great Britain, based in the Palace of Westminster in London, the previous home of the English Parliament.[4] This specific process is sometimes referred to as the "union of the Parliaments" in Scotland.[5]
Off topic, how many of you have noticed the wording of letters such as this are totally different to what we use today, ''so I may satisfy myself" instead of I want to see for myself if it works, I like the different language used. Back on topic, the best engine for the P51 were the ones it was fitted with, first the Allison, then the Merlin, end of story.Because the 37 litre V12 engine which actually flew in WW2 was derived from a much earlier design of the same bore and stroke which lay dormant at RR dating from just after the Schneider Trophy days, which WAS called "Griffin"
The two names were often mixed up ever-after.
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I believe the naming of the Exe was inspired by the engines physical layout.The Exe was named for a river, while the Pennine was named for a mountain range.
A development of the Pennine was to be called the Snowdon.
So maybe air-cooled military engines were to be named for rivers, air-cooled engines for civilian use for British mountains?
The Crecy, a 2-stroke, was named after an historic battle.
Liquid-cooled 4-strokes were named after birds of prey.
Hard to say which came first. It was an "X" engine but they could hardly call it the "X" because there were a lot of other X configuration engines around. Now coming up with word (noun) that sounded like "X" or started with X may have been a challenge to people who are not familiar with cross word puzzles.I believe the naming of the Exe was inspired by the engines physical layout.
Your Parliament voted for it you know.As a descendant of the highland Clan MacBean and Royal Stewart line, we don't recognize this 1707 you speak
errorYes, let's not forget the 1707'ers and the Welsh and NI for their great contribution to the war.
Speaking of the FTB mock-up:Yeah, it does. It's the Rolls-Royce Flying Test Bed, powered by a mid-ships mounted Griffon engine. A mock-up was built at Hucknall using bits from surplus Mustang I airframes, but the project was cancelled in February 1945.
This was supposedly a proposal that North American had come up with in case the war had continued. As you can see, it had forward swept wings as well as a Westinghouse jet engine in the rear fuselage and a tricycle undercarriage.Could a gas turbine have been fitted to the Mustang?
It looks like a P-39.Speaking of the FTB mock-up:
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Well, in paper fighter poker I see your Luft 46 whozit's with a North American whatzit!This was supposedly a proposal that North American had come up with in case the war had continued. As you can see, it had forward swept wings as well as a Westinghouse jet engine in the rear fuselage and a tricycle undercarriage.
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Wash out your mouth! My first thought when I saw it, was don't call "P-39 expert".It looks like a P-39.
Well while in the spirit…Well, in paper fighter poker I see your Luft 46 whozit's with a North American whatzit!