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Re: Rover Meteor engines
Posted by Mark on Fri Sep 07, 2001 04:03:15 PM
In reply top Re: Rover Meteor engines posted by Bruce Gordon on Fri Sep 07, 2001 09:54:32 AM
Take a look at this web page:
http://www.mysteryaire.com/index.html
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: kcase, and used many u/s aircraft spares. Probably not muc
: h going to be of use in an aeroplane - I wouldn't fly one
: anyway!
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: All the best
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: Bruce
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: : The very same Graham....
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: : But Rover and Rolls-Royce technology swapped, in the 50'
: s.
: : ... so Rover at Solihull and Kidderminster built Meteor
: en
: : gines....V12 and Meteorite engines V8, and Rolls, got Ro
: ve
: : rs gas turbine technology, now someone has realised, tha
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: : meteor and meteorite engines, can be upgunned to Merlins
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: : and as far as I know, is using them as powerplants in wa
: rb
: : irds... http://www.mysteryaire.com/index.html
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: : So, if an alternative form of warbird power can be found
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: : and is a dramatically cheaper alternative, then it has t
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: : be worth looking at, especially if it's heritage is pure
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: : erlin, and because I think I know where i can lay my han
: ds
: : on them.....
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: : Tony:0)
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: : : Rover Meteor????
: : : What's one of those?
: : : You don't mean Rolls Royce Meteor....i.e a detuned uns
: up
: : er
: : : charged version of the Merlin as fitted in some tanks.
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: : ..
: : : ...and a certain seventies custom car called 'The Beas
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: : : : Not an awful lot Tony, loads of them about. I have h
: ea
: : rd
: : : o
: : : : f them feaching as low as in the high hundreds (? na
: tu
: : ra
: : : ll
: : : : y).
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: : : : Cheers