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Re: Is'nt Kermit Tempest a Napier engine n/t

Posted by Dave Robinson on Sat Feb 07, 2004 08:28:58 PM

In reply top Is'nt Kermit Tempest a Napier engine n/t posted by Rob Rohr on Sat Feb 07, 2004 07:50:48 PM

: : : Are there any of these monsters in running condition?
: : : Are there many of them out there? I've seen them at Du
: xf
: : or
: : : d and RAF Hendon, any where else. How about the States
: ?
: : :
: : : Thanks,
: : So far I have managed to document about 24 Sabre engines
: r
: : anging from recovered to V.Good potentially running cond
: it
: : ion. Most are in the UK but there are examples in Franc
: e
: : (3+), Belgium (1), Holland (2), Switzerland (1), Canada
: (2
: : ), US (1), New Zealand (1) and there may be one in Austr
: al
: : ia but I haven't followed that one up yet.
: :
: : Dave

It is a Tempest V but the engines are currently in the UK!!

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