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Forum: Tech Log

8th May 2011, 06:56

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Griffon vs Merlin rotation.

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Posted By 27/09

rigpiggy I'm not sure what you refer to with...

rigpiggy

I'm not sure what you refer to with your comment

My understanding re the use of contra-rotating props was the need to be able to absorb the horsepower of the more power full...

Forum: Tech Log

5th May 2011, 23:21

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Griffon vs Merlin rotation.

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Posted By 27/09

I think it's to do with the heritage of each...

I think it's to do with the heritage of each engine. While both were V12s built by Rolls Royce I don't think they have the same heritage. One of the two from memory can trace it's heritage back to a...

Forum: Tech Log

5th May 2011, 22:38

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Griffon vs Merlin rotation.

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Posted By 27/09

Not so old chap. The Packard Merlin variants...

Not so old chap.

The Packard Merlin variants turned the same way as the Britsh ones. It was the Griffon engine that turned the opposite direction.

Forum: Tech Log

5th May 2011, 02:13

Replies: 75

Griffon vs Merlin rotation.

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Posted By 27/09

To illustrate the controlability issues of the...

To illustrate the controlability issues of the Griffon engined Spitfires with the small tail surfaces.

From the Pilots Notes of the Mark XIV and XIX, Griffon 65 or 66 engines.

Para 49 (i)
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4th May 2011, 03:29

Replies: 75

Griffon vs Merlin rotation.

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Posted By 27/09

Certainly the rotation direction was a major...

Certainly the rotation direction was a major difference, but from a basic handling point of view I think the comments probably related to the extra torque that had to be controlled by the same size...

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