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Originally Posted by marty351
Later models of the p-51 were merlin powered, approx 1700-1800hp.
Surplus motors after the war were pushed much higher than 3000hp, sometimes in excess of 5000hp, but very short lived as they were designed to operate all day every day at lower HP.
I would like to know if anyone used a griffon engine in anything other than a flyer.  |
It amazes me how big those engines & the merlins were, the planes probably needed 1000 hp just to get that weight in the air!
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