Rolls Royce Merlin on ebay

Aye, but it’s not just a little bit of paper – the traceabilty usually goes back to manufacture which adds a big headache. When I worked as an avionics tech, everything had to traceable, even items from cannablised units. As it was back then, only somebody with the correct approval could certify something without traceable paperwork, and only then it had to be in agreement with the OEM. So there is a reason why aircraft things get expensive. The manufacturer doesn’t know whether or not it’s going to an airworthy aircraft or one for static, therefore to avoid non-certified stuff going onto an airworthy aircraft, it’s all to the same standard…

We get charged a fortune for Atchely servo valves for the ROV vehicles I now work with, soley due to this, despite us never getting airborne – we only fly underwater…..

Again, regards the certification issue, there are plenty here on this forum will have a direct working knowledge of the rules, as I have been away from the aviation industry for 11 years, and I know CAA / JAA rules have changed since I left

All the best,

Scotty 🙂

I agree with you on servicable stuff, It has to be Bonefide, as lives depend on it, its the “Collectables ” market i was refering to really,as even though technically a lot of it is dare i say scrap or U/S to requirements, it still hold high value .

Like a freind said to me who was a aircraft engineer,
You go to Do it all DIY centre, and pick up a normal little Dashboard Lightbulb for 50 pence, (pennys, ) as soon as it has ANY conection with Aircraft, and has a bit of Paper, Add POUNDS to it, and yet to mine ,and his thinking, a light bulb , is a light bulb, is a light bulb,??,

so what i am getting at is ANYTHING aircraft, Seems to hold Very High Prices,

you could say the same for Vinatge Boats and equipment too, I suppose anything that has a collectable interest seems to hold in some respects, extremely High prices, Way of the world I suppose ,:diablo:, I wish it wasnt sometimes 😀

Aye, but it’s not just a little bit of paper – the traceabilty usually goes back to manufacture which adds a big headache. When I worked as an avionics tech, everything had to traceable, even items from cannablised units. As it was back then, only somebody with the correct approval could certify something without traceable paperwork, and only then it had to be in agreement with the OEM. So there is a reason why aircraft things get expensive. The manufacturer doesn’t know whether or not it’s going to an airworthy aircraft or one for static, therefore to avoid non-certified stuff going onto an airworthy aircraft, it’s all to the same standard…

We get charged a fortune for Atchely servo valves for the ROV vehicles I now work with, soley due to this, despite us never getting airborne – we only fly underwater…..

Again, regards the certification issue, there are plenty here on this forum will have a direct working knowledge of the rules, as I have been away from the aviation industry for 11 years, and I know CAA / JAA rules have changed since I left

All the best,

Scotty 🙂

To the Above Post above, :D:D:D,
EXELLENT ,LOL:diablo:

Like a freind said to me who was a aircraft engineer,
You go to Do it all DIY centre, and pick up a normal little Dashboard Lightbulb for 50 pence, (pennys, ) as soon as it has ANY conection with Aircraft, and has a bit of Paper, Add POUNDS to it, and yet to mine ,and his thinking, a light bulb , is a light bulb, is a light bulb,??,

so what i am getting at is ANYTHING aircraft, Seems to hold Very High Prices,

Dropped off a tailwheel & new tire (mounted) for a DC3 a couple of weeks back. The place where it went is a jet charter/maint place.
They asked about the all paper work etc for the assembley… I pointed to a tag attached to it that said “DC3 tailwheel” & said “It’s right here”:cool::D

That would make a nice donation to the hornet project! Not sure how much a merlin would run for nowadays keeping in mind to return it to run would cost a small fortune!

Like a freind said to me who was a aircraft engineer,
You go to Do it all DIY centre, and pick up a normal little Dashboard Lightbulb for 50 pence, (pennys, ) as soon as it has ANY conection with Aircraft, and has a bit of Paper, Add POUNDS to it, and yet to mine ,and his thinking, a light bulb , is a light bulb, is a light bulb,??,

so what i am getting at is ANYTHING aircraft, Seems to hold Very High Prices,

you could say the same for Vinatge Boats and equipment too, I suppose anything that has a collectable interest seems to hold in some respects, extremely High prices, Way of the world I suppose ,:diablo:, I wish it wasnt sometimes 😀

That would make a nice donation to the hornet project! Not sure how much a merlin would run for nowadays keeping in mind to return it to run would cost a small fortune!

…and Dave is prowling the garages of Essex right now armed with a club with a nail in it, looking for this!:eek:

Seriously, give him £45,000 and he could build the rest of the Sea Hornet – what’s the going rate for a Merlin these days? Not that much, surely, or at least not without oodles of paperwork?

Adrian

Probably the item you are looking at!:D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROLLS-ROYCE-MERLIN-ENGINE-COMPLETE-ON-STAND-WARBIRD_W0QQitemZ280272430096QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280272430096&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

The ‘134’ is from a Sea Hornet.