Very Cool: A 1/5 scale Merlin Engine

This is a nice diversion from the day's BS.

1 posted on 08/18/2011 12:44:24 PM PDT by central_va

Great. Now those evil Hobbitses can build their own Mosquitoes. We hates Hobbitses...

2 posted on 08/18/2011 12:51:11 PM PDT by null and void (Day 937. The mob is decisive when the law is not.)

Very nice. Very talented. Now, how about a mini version of the Pratt- Whitney Wasp? :)

3 posted on 08/18/2011 12:54:10 PM PDT by mikeus_maximus (If we can't reimpose conservatives principles on the GOP under these circumstances., we never will.)

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4 posted on 08/18/2011 1:05:51 PM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))

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5 posted on 08/18/2011 1:07:41 PM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))

6 posted on 08/18/2011 1:22:27 PM PDT by az_gila

The most important engine in WWII, (Spitfire, Lancaster and P51D.)

7 posted on 08/18/2011 1:34:08 PM PDT by HChampagne (I DO NOT TR)

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8 posted on 08/18/2011 1:39:06 PM PDT by Rinnwald

The most important engine in WWII, (Spitfire, Lancaster and P51D.)

More than that!

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
Avro Athena
Avro Lancaster
Avro Lancastrian
Avro Lincoln
Avro Manchester III
Avro Tudor
Avro York
Boulton Paul Balliol and Sea Balliol
Boulton Paul Defiant
Bristol Beaufighter
CAC CA-18 Mark 23 Mustang
Canadair North Star
CASA 2.111
Cierva Air Horse
de Havilland Mosquito
de Havilland Hornet
Fairey Barracuda
Fairey Battle
Fairey Fulmar
Fairey P.4/34
Fiat G.59
Handley Page Halifax
Handley Page Halton
Hawker Hart
Hawker Henley
Hawker Horsley
Hawker Hotspur
Hawker Hurricane and Sea Hurricane
Hispano Aviación HA-1112
North American Mustang Mk X
Miles M.20
Renard R.38
Short Sturgeon
Supermarine Type 322
Supermarine Seafire
Supermarine Spitfire
Vickers F.7/41
Vickers Wellington
Vickers Windsor
Westland Welkin

Also note there is no P-51 on this list. The RAF called it the Mustang; the P and F designations are USAF.

My dad flew the RAF Mustangs Mark III and IV, corresponding to the P-51 C & D, as well as the Hurricane and Spitfire. Loved loved loved the Merlin engine.

9 posted on 08/18/2011 3:24:50 PM PDT by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)

The JetCat P200:

Thrust: 52 lbs @ 112,000 RPM

Weight: 5 LB

Diameter: 5.12 inches

RPM Range: 32,000 - 112,000 RPM

Exhaust gas temp.: 580°C-690°C

Fuel consumption: 24 oz per/min at full power

Fuel: Jet A1, 1-K kerosene

Lubrication: approximately 5% synthetic Oil in the fuel

Maintenance interval: 25 hours

Here is Yves Rossey zooming over the Grand Canyon with four of them mounted on a pair of wings strapped to his back:

10 posted on 08/18/2011 3:50:42 PM PDT by cynwoody

But can it out run Twin Ion Engines?

11 posted on 08/18/2011 4:35:17 PM PDT by CodeToad (Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)

Coworker’s dad, long deceased, flew P-47s and P-51s in WWII, said the P-51 was much smoother and less-fatiguing to fly, but when there was killing that needed done, he’d rather be flying the Jug.

12 posted on 08/18/2011 4:57:54 PM PDT by flowerplough (Pelosi on Republicans: "They want to destroy food safety, clean air, clean water, ...")

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	Thrust:	52 lbs @ 112,000 RPM
	Weight:	5 LB
	Diameter:	5.12 inches
	RPM Range:	32,000 - 112,000 RPM
	Exhaust gas temp.:	580°C-690°C
	Fuel consumption:	24 oz per/min at full power
	Fuel:	Jet A1, 1-K kerosene
	Lubrication:	approximately 5% synthetic Oil in the fuel
	Maintenance interval:	25 hours