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most full-scale Spitfire replicas these days have been fitted with Allison engines…

Allison…..better with nowt tekken out

So where is the post to which mine referred?

dunno you lost me and maybe a few others :rolleyes:

Searching for any reference to aviation but without success, so far……….;)

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Given that the General Discussion forum is dedicated to the discussion of non-aviation topics, this is hardly surprising.

So where is the post to which mine referred?

Welcome to the forum! 🙂

yes the undercarriage didn’t lock on the right and it had a mishap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWSvKT6h3ro

not much on the sound of it tho unfortunately.

That replica (G-BRDV) is now a static/travelling exhibit for Solent Sky.

The aircraft was repaired after the landing mishap and did fly again, but another incident (and the, frankly, mad decision to built the aircraft as a one-piece job!) put paid to any flying career it might have had….

As an interesting aside, most full-scale Spitfire replicas these days have been fitted with Allison engines….! :diablo:

Like this one:

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Talking of Jag V12’s didn’t Clive Du Croix fit and fly one, coupled to a custom made reduction gearbox, in his replica Spitfire prototype a few years back? Sadly never actually got to hear or see it in action, but i’m sure the ‘Jag’ would of made a glorious sound in that setup!

yes the undercarriage didn’t lock on the right and it had a mishap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWSvKT6h3ro

not much on the sound of it tho unfortunately.

I was standing at the bus stop last week when a young chap started telling me about how his mate had put a Ducati engine into a Mini.
Since I’m an old dear without the slightest interest in either cars or engines,I had to struggle to make intelligent comments until the bus arrived,naturally ten minutes late.
Should I have been impressed ?

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Talking of Jag V12’s didn’t Clive Du Croix fit and fly one, coupled to a custom made reduction gearbox, in his replica Spitfire prototype a few years back? Sadly never actually got to hear or see it in action, but i’m sure the ‘Jag’ would of made a glorious sound in that setup!

Given that the General Discussion forum is dedicated to the discussion of non-aviation topics, this is hardly surprising. 🙂

Searching for any reference to aviation but without success, so far……….;)

I love the growl of the merlin, particularly when it is in a Spitty doing a fly past, a rare experience these days. I saw this one in South Africa years ago: Fly Africa

there have been a few cars converted with merlins and meteors. they look an absolute abortion, and the one that featured on tv ”the beast” sounds like its dropped a big end.

the problem is, non of those who fit these things to cars will ever bring the motors on song..i’m pretty sure i’d have a go. they might as well fit the mighty V12 Jag engine in and have seperate headers. it will not sound the same but it sure will sound nice.

I heard of a guy who put one of those engines into a Rolls Royce motorcar, must have been awesome!

yes it is but sadly its now a display piece, all merlins should be used for something. there should be more people building replica spits and use merlin engines 😉

Isn’t this a beauty? 😀

thanks for the welcome, i’ll do my best to answer any questions. would like to have a look round or play with an earo engine. engine is an engine in my books.

Welcome to the mad house.

Welcome David. Hope you’ll have lots of advice for everyone when we get stuck with car repairs!

Hi Dave

Welcome to the forums. Great to have new members. Enjoy your stay 🙂

Well, I’ll say hello if nobody else will.

Hello. Welcome.

Welcome aboard. Hope you like it here.