Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Ground Run

The video was taken at Brooklands in November 05 at the Hurricane Day.

Shame the opperator didn't give it a bit more stick.....

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• Hurricane
• Spitfire
• Mosquito
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[englishelectric]

Yes, I think you can run it on methenol too!

[englishelectric]

The word is aeroplane my good man... It's one thing rebuilding an engine and quite another to get an airframe airworthy (not that this guy is likely to have one). A Spitfire is worth over £1M...

[flavourinjector]

all the german tourists ran away when they heard it start up.

[englishelectric]

:-) !!

[englishelectric]

Would be nice wouldn't it...

Maybe an Avon from a Lightning too! :-)

[englishelectric]

Spitfire, Hurricane, Mosquito, Lancaster and more, no doubt....

[kingbleah]

i'd love this in me bike

[nicwilson89]

One of the best sounds to ever grace Human ears is the sound of an angry Merlin V12.

[bigblocke]

does it come in a hybrid option? :D

[macfletcherhotmail]

@raymondrayban i know this is irelivant info but these can empty a 20 litre jerry can in a couple of minutes

[MrUksgt]

@flavourinjector because thier grandparents said to fear the P-51 Mustang.

[SirVladDracula]

@englishelectric Ironic that, when they were being built, the aircraft was worth £12,000 (or, £500,000 in today's money).

I can see why though. Iconic aircraft. One of the most important aircraft ever developed; if it were to disappear from the pages of history... Well, it'd be a terrible, terrible shame.

We have to remember - so we don't make the same mistake again.

[SirVladDracula]

Rolls-Royce Merlin; the Engine that won the war.

Alongside the Rolls-Royce Griffon, of course.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@gadget669

You can't compare auto engines to aircraft engines. Airworthy certification requires strict inspection of parts (and lots of paperwork) and these ground-running engines mostly use the parts that won't pass inspection anymore. They are well cared for as running examples for people to experience up close and will last a long time

[dairwin2000]

@gadget669 Getting an engine to run is one thing, but getting airworthy certification is quite another. Money, perfect parts, traceability of paperwork, maintenance records, qualified workshops; to name a few. Better to see and hear an engine at close quarters than not at all.