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Christer, teccie question

Posted by Cees Broere on Mon Nov 11, 2002 06:41:49 AM

In reply top null posted by null on null

This weekend I was reading about the development of the Merlin and Griffon Spits. Regarding the conversion of the Spitfire with the two-stage 2050 hp Griffon it was stated that performance improved dramatically with speeds in exccess of 445 mph.

At the end of the war there have been Merlins that were capable of over 2000 hp. I can imagine that such a Merlin would be lighter than a Griffon with the same horspower.

Now I am not a technical wizzard but I was wondering if theoretically speaking if you fit such a high powered engine to a Mk XIV airframe, would the maximum speed be much higher considering the lesser drag and weight of the resulting aircraft as opposed to a standard Mk XIV?

And why have no Spitfire airframes been used to compete at Reno (other than TZ138 which was a fairly standard airframe)? A high powered Merlin-engined Spitfire would be a very competetive airframe being lighter and smaller than the Mustangs and Seafuries don't you think?

Cees

Follow Ups:

• Well, I considered to recline in my chair ...... - Christer Mon Nov 11, 2002 09:28:55 AM
  • Re: Well, I considered to recline in my chair ...... - Cees Broere Mon Nov 11, 2002 10:00:18 AM
    • Re: Well, I considered to recline in my chair ...... - Mike Mon Nov 11, 2002 10:27:49 AM
      • At the risk of putting Steve off from commenting, ...... - Christer Mon Nov 11, 2002 11:18:08 AM
        • OH MY GOD>>>>>>>> - Tony Mon Nov 11, 2002 09:40:49 PM
          • Re: OH MY GOD>>>>>>>> - Tulio Tue Nov 12, 2002 01:56:13 AM
          • Re: OH MY GOD>>>>>>>> - Cees Broere Tue Nov 12, 2002 04:32:41 AM
          • Re: OH MY GOD>>>>>>>> - Christer Tue Nov 12, 2002 05:32:20 AM
          • Re: OH MY GOD>>>>>>>> - Scott WRG Editor Wed Nov 13, 2002 01:40:32 AM
        • Re: At the risk of putting Steve off from commenting, ...... - Mike Tue Nov 12, 2002 04:29:12 AM
    • Re: Well, I considered to recline in my chair ...... - Christer Mon Nov 11, 2002 10:56:19 AM
  • Personally... - JimH Mon Nov 11, 2002 01:56:55 PM
    • Jim, don´t misunderstand, ...... - Christer Mon Nov 11, 2002 06:21:20 PM
      • Re: Jim, don´t misunderstand, ...... - JimH Tue Nov 12, 2002 12:34:09 AM
• Using your analysis method... - bdk Mon Nov 11, 2002 07:06:02 PM
  • Re: Using your analysis method... - Christer Mon Nov 11, 2002 07:15:36 PM
    • A little more technical this time (back to school!) - bdk Mon Nov 11, 2002 09:06:28 PM
      • Re: A little more technical this time (back to school!) - Christer Tue Nov 12, 2002 08:55:29 AM
        • Great minds think alike... - bdk Tue Nov 12, 2002 08:26:27 PM
          • Well, disturbed ones too ...... - Christer Wed Nov 13, 2002 07:04:51 AM
            • Not offended in the least! I've been busy at work... - bdk Fri Nov 15, 2002 07:56:51 PM
              • Somewhere there´s a line ...... - Christer Sun Nov 17, 2002 06:56:16 PM
          • Brandon, ...... - Christer Thu Nov 14, 2002 06:49:44 PM