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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 37811" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>Hi there Rip, sorry wasn't havin a go....I'm just a big fan of WW 2 machinery, and spent a bit of time working on some of it. You are correct about the P 51 Mustang, without a doubt when they installed the Merlin engine and fine tuned the cooling system, they had created the best all round fighter of WW2 by far. With it's rearward underslung radiator in a low pressure area, not burried in the wings or under them in a high pressure maximum drag area.....Brilliantly designed laminar flow highly efficient wing that modern jets use to this day...this enabling far more endurance than any other fighter had seen, allowing fighters to escort bombers into Germany and back (up to 8 hours total flighing time) and armed with 6 x 50 cal browning machineguns......massive fire power. The V1710 Alison engine in many ways was a far better engine than the Merlin as its construction was stronger whilst externally simpler with less plumbing and so on. It's cams and followers are far better than a Merlins, and it's crank and rods are alot beafier and robust. Unfortunately the US government were more interested in large Radial engine developement, and as such the Alison didn't get the supercharger benefits that Rolls Royce did with the Merlin. Cheers........Greg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 37811, member: 597"] Hi there Rip, sorry wasn't havin a go....I'm just a big fan of WW 2 machinery, and spent a bit of time working on some of it. You are correct about the P 51 Mustang, without a doubt when they installed the Merlin engine and fine tuned the cooling system, they had created the best all round fighter of WW2 by far. With it's rearward underslung radiator in a low pressure area, not burried in the wings or under them in a high pressure maximum drag area.....Brilliantly designed laminar flow highly efficient wing that modern jets use to this day...this enabling far more endurance than any other fighter had seen, allowing fighters to escort bombers into Germany and back (up to 8 hours total flighing time) and armed with 6 x 50 cal browning machineguns......massive fire power. The V1710 Alison engine in many ways was a far better engine than the Merlin as its construction was stronger whilst externally simpler with less plumbing and so on. It's cams and followers are far better than a Merlins, and it's crank and rods are alot beafier and robust. Unfortunately the US government were more interested in large Radial engine developement, and as such the Alison didn't get the supercharger benefits that Rolls Royce did with the Merlin. Cheers........Greg. [/QUOTE]
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