Big Pistons Forever wrote:
He was quite knowledgeable on those engines but after checking the engine over his diagnosis was “It’s not broken, it’s British” .
Having over 200 hours on the bog standard engine (admittedly with a cartridge starter) without a single problem I disagree with him and his 'quite knowledgeable' friend.
I seem to recall the British designed and built the Merlin, Griffon, Hercules, Centaurus and a host of other piston jobbies.
Moving on to the turbine era he may have heard of the Dart, Mamba and other turboprops not to mention the Derwent, Goblin, Ghost, Sapphire, Avon et al for the pure jets.
I saw the turbine Rover at Middle Wallop where some of the staff flew it. The consensus was Interesting but slow on the throttle and rather gutless. Unsuitable for training.
Last edited by Blossy; 27th Mar 2019 at 20:29.
Reason: Added turbo Chipmunk