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Re: TFCs Beaufighter to Tom

Posted by mick on Sun May 12, 2002 01:06:40 AM

In reply top Re: TFCs Beaufighter posted by Tom on Sat May 11, 2002 12:22:42 PM

I just rang the Beaufighter knowit all.Ex beau mechanic and current museum beau guru,Peter Jansen.
The beau is a Pommy 60 spline made by dehavalland not ham standard.The yank 60 spline dosent fit cos we tried it.It looks like it might fit but no.
You get em off a
herc powered Shorts S.underland
herc powered Halifax.
herc powered Sterling.
A herc 18 or 21 will fit a beau.
You can get herc 21s from the smaller Bristol Freighter.Aparently there is a large and small freighter.The large uses 30 series engines and they don't fit.
The herc 18 uses a SU carb at 3lbs.
The herc 21 has an injected carb at 25lbs.
If you can't get a set of herc 21 let me know we might have a few lying around.or we could posably pull sone from a small freighter.

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