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Griffon Seafire

Posted by Phil Earthey on Sat Jan 12, 2002 07:36:26 PM

In reply top UB441 posted by Tom on Sat Jan 12, 2002 10:42:44 AM

Problem with doing a Seafire XV (or 17 and Spitfire XII) is the lack of 'short' Griffons, the Mk IV/VI etc. These early engines are very different from even the later war Griffons, let alone the Shack. engine. The later engines physically will not fit.

I believe that most of these surviving engines are still attached to the surviving fleet of Swedish target tug Firefly 1s.

A ?200K Seafire airframe, no matter how good, is simply an expensive boat anchor without a suitable engine.

Phil

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