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Originally Posted by flytilbroke One of the engines I think is a griffon. A follow on I think, from the Merlin. It was perhaps used on the "newest" Spits or maybe the Sea Fury?
Barry can you enlighten us?
Contra-rotating. Two props on two shafts, one inside of and longer than the other, driven by the gearbox/s configured to rotate shafts clock wise, and anti-clock wise. Quite a few Aircraft use this type of prop drive. |
thats it i think
the griffon and the merlin
if its not the griffon i must have saw that at leuchars air show cos it springs to mind
i have seen one of those contra rotating engines on that plane
i have a photo of it that my dad took somewhere
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