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Re: Rover Meteor engines

Posted by Tony _keep em flying on Fri Sep 07, 2001 08:17:42 AM

In reply top Re: Rover Meteor engines posted by Graham ODriscoll on Fri Sep 07, 2001 07:45:46 AM

The very same Graham....

But Rover and Rolls-Royce technology swapped, in the 50's.... so Rover at Solihull and Kidderminster built Meteor engines....V12 and Meteorite engines V8, and Rolls, got Rovers gas turbine technology, now someone has realised, that meteor and meteorite engines, can be upgunned to Merlins, and as far as I know, is using them as powerplants in warbirds... http://www.mysteryaire.com/index.html

So, if an alternative form of warbird power can be found, and is a dramatically cheaper alternative, then it has to be worth looking at, especially if it's heritage is pure Merlin, and because I think I know where i can lay my hands on them.....

Tony:0)



: Rover Meteor????
: What's one of those?
: You don't mean Rolls Royce Meteor....i.e a detuned unsuper
: charged version of the Merlin as fitted in some tanks.....
: ...and a certain seventies custom car called 'The Beast'.
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: : Not an awful lot Tony, loads of them about. I have heard
: o
: : f them feaching as low as in the high hundreds (? natura
: ll
: : y).
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: : Cheers

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