...just remember that the 'Caddy' came from an RAF order and the engine was the brilliant Merlin.
Friday, 1 February 2008
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...just remember that the 'Caddy' came from an RAF order and the engine was the brilliant Merlin.
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Yep, the brilliant RR Merlin. Manufactured in the US by Packard and the wretched Amal and Lucas junk stripped out for real parts.
Richard is right-an earlier version of the Merlin served well in Spits during the Battle of Britain, but think of what a close run thing that was, what with sending good guys out in machines that required Lucas parts ! Truly, the world hung by a thread. (I know, I own an MGB...) Packard and AC Delco made this a viable option !
Whoo hoo !
Don't forget the battle-winning Miss Shilling's orifice. ( A simple adaption to the Merlin's carburettor that enabled spits and Hurris to dive after fuel-pump equipped Daimler-Benz engined Me109s without needing to half-roll to avoid negative-g fuel starvation).
Simple in the sense of the brilliant analysis and rapid solution of a complex problem cured by the right sized hole in a penny-sized piece of metal.
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