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Exactor unit, Stirling , Whitley or Whirlwind?

Washed up at Dungeness a large very heavy part with lots of numbers notably MK2 hoping it is Stirling ? Kev

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By: spark plug - 15th April 2015 at 13:28

basicly the same unit but with the inlets and outlets arranged to allow it to fit in the tight area I reckon, great work , here is another pic , Kev

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By: Beermat - 15th April 2015 at 12:07

This is the AP Illustration for the WW unit, and a photo (marked ‘C’):
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By: spark plug - 14th April 2015 at 16:47

Cheers Beermat , kind of you , its looking like Stirling although not typical Stirling numbers , I find it hard to imagine this lump fitting into the streemlined cowl on a Whirlwind
but possibly a Whitley. Kev

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By: Beermat - 14th April 2015 at 09:08

Cannot match those numbers to anything Whirlwind. The spares list gives 27K/51 as the ref for the pitch control receivers, that is all I have, though am looking for photos.

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By: spark plug - 13th April 2015 at 18:56

Here it is on a Hecules II III or XI engine I think varialble pitch control
So question is what did the pitch control unit look like on the Tiger engine (Whitley) or the peregrine engine (Whirlwind)

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By: spark plug - 10th April 2015 at 16:38

few more numbers Large VY then P0125B

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By: spark plug - 9th April 2015 at 19:23

numbers on body below adjustor All as far as can see DTD255 then an inspection stamp JSC over 53 in a tiny circle then A2K38
on larger part of body CA16708 K2366
Also found a reference to Stirling BK610 MK1 abandoned 1.5 miles East Dungeness , I take it that normaly means abandoned in the air? so possibly one candidate as if it is a Stirling part it would have to be a MK1 as Cable throttles were adopted for MK3 any help appreciated Kev

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