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Re: Rover Meteor engines

Posted by Bruce Gordon on Fri Sep 07, 2001 09:54:32 AM

In reply top Re: Rover Meteor engines posted by Tony _keep em flying on Fri Sep 07, 2001 08:17:42 AM

different crank, different heads, cams etc; different crankcase, and used many u/s aircraft spares. Probably not much going to be of use in an aeroplane - I wouldn't fly one anyway!

All the best

Bruce

: The very same Graham....
:
: But Rover and Rolls-Royce technology swapped, in the 50's.
: ... so Rover at Solihull and Kidderminster built Meteor en
: gines....V12 and Meteorite engines V8, and Rolls, got Rove
: rs 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 warb
: irds... 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 M
: erlin, 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 unsup
: er
: : charged version of the Merlin as fitted in some tanks...
: ..
: : ...and a certain seventies custom car called 'The Beast'
: .
: :
: :
: :
: : : Not an awful lot Tony, loads of them about. I have hea
: rd
: : o
: : : f them feaching as low as in the high hundreds (? natu
: ra
: : ll
: : : y).
: : :
: : : Cheers

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