Eventually, the wrinkles were ironed out, and the Spitfire was then put on even ground with the Third Reich's Messerschmitt Bf-109. Initially, the Merlin was not the engine of choice for the P-51 ...
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) confirmed on social media its Spitfire PM631 ... Rolls-Royce Griffon engine. Meanwhile, the BBMF said its Spitfires with Merlin engines remained ...
They also said a MkXIX Spitfire had "completed a partial post ... Meanwhile, the BBMF said all vintage planes with Merlin engines remained grounded following the death of Sqn Ldr Mark Long in ...
Each of the dozen Aeroboats to be built will pack a reconditioned, marinized, fuel-injected Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engine – the same 27-liter powerplant that propelled the Spitfire. With 1,100 ...
A Spitfire's engine failed because of "fuel starvation", causing a pilot to make an emergency landing, investigators have said. The aeroplane pitched onto its nose, damaging the propeller and left ...