World War 2 Aero Engines

• Jul 16, 2004

• #21

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

you might as well, the york used the same wings and engines (amoung other things) as the lancaster......................

 

• Oct 31, 2005

• #22

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abcdragonfly

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Oct 31, 2005

The F model of the Curtis P-40 Warhawk (about 1300 built) also used the R-R Merlin engine. A copy of the North American P-51 Mustang built under license in Austraila also used the Merlin along with another Aussie bird whose name eludes me now, but, I will find out and post another reply.
This is cool. I 've studied WW2 aircraft all my life but never find anyone to disscuss it with.

 

• Oct 31, 2005

• #23

plan_D

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Apr 1, 2004

A copy of the North American P-51 Mustang used the Merlin engine because the real North American P-51 Mustang used the Merlin engine too. The major variants of the wartime Mustangs anyway.

 

• Oct 31, 2005

• #24

Parmigiano

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Aug 2, 2005

Campospinoso (PV), Italy

I think the Bouchon was a post war conversion of the Bf109, if we want to include post war planes there is also the Fiat G59 (basically a G55 with Merlin instead of DB605)