V12 Exhaust Flames.

Some video of my V12 Meteor engine running. Need to get a night time video.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• V12
• merlin
• griffon
• tank
• engine
• exhaust
• flames
• cars

[lgf1978]

@listepikster Not entirely correct. Some clever engineers made exhaust ejectors to the merlin engine.Gaining 70 pounds-force thrust or roughly 70 hp. This gave the spitfire 10MPH more top speed...

[FiveCentsPlease]

@Andrei3646

Rover Meteor, a ground version of the RR Merlin that was used in tanks. It has heavier internal parts and lacks the supercharger. It makes about 600 hp.

[thebirdman71]

@EdwJenkins Ever heard a Detroit Diesel ? lol :D

[EdwJenkins]

Nothing sounds as good as this engine.Some may be better but these engines has the Best Sound of Any Engine ever made.

[lgf1978]

@billyjack70 Sorry about that. When people are quick to blow me off i stop the argument before it gets out of hand. Merlin is actually my favorite engine. I read any material i can about it. several times. And in the museum of aviation in Bodø they have a (couple of) merlin. At display and a spitfire. One of the guys working there is a "guru" on merlin engines (to me, at least)...

[billyjack70]

@lgf1978 Don't be so quick to call someone a troll.....

[lgf1978]

@billyjack70 :) Even though it is negligible it is still there. 

[lgf1978]

@billyjack70 Yes, physics. Interesting topic. It is a known fact that evacuating exhaust gases actually has a high velocity. And makes thrust. Channeling those gases can even increase the flow speed. What do you think are driving turbo chargers?

And you do realize that it is the gases in a jet engine that actually makes the thrust?

But please, stop trolling.

[billyjack70]

@lgf1978 Ok, so I went and did the calculation and if in fact the exhaust can generate 51KW of power then the claim is reasonable.

[billyjack70]

@lgf1978 Have you ever read about physics? You probably should.

[lgf1978]

@billyjack70 Have you read about the Merlin engine?

You probably should do so....

The exhaust manifolds Are Directed in a rearwards direction.

And the speed of the exhaust exiting the manifolds gives an extra "push"...

Just read the story about the engine.

Or try standing "in the way" of the exhaust of a large engine...

[billyjack70]

@lgf1978 70hp will not give you 10mph when you are traveling over 400 mph.... Also, hp is a measure of a torque per unit time. Even assuming you mean 70 ft*lbf/s that would be roughly .12hp which at over 400mph will not even make 1mph difference.