November 3, 2021 at 4:13 pm
A Spitfire near Carlisle
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Griffin engines and parts
https://machinerysales.cheffins.co.uk/auctions/catalog/id/1199/K-A-Whit…
By: TonyT - 6th November 2021 at 23:53
RR Mk 19 and the BBMF Mk 19 have them retrofitted to single props. But that entails installing the front gearing off I think the firefly, not a simple task.
The ones all cowled up will be power eggs, as opposed to power plants, which means they will be complete minus the prop and are designed to bolt onto the aircraft complete forward of the connection point, they last had corrosion checks in the 80’s according to some of the paperwork with some of them, the bagged ones are better as I think they were 15 years without inspection but it’s a long time since I dealt with mpv bags. Hence price differences, So to answer your question I do not know, try speaking to the Coventry guys as they brought their shack back to life.
By: steve611 - 5th November 2021 at 22:51
It might sound odd, but as a retiree with a bit of money around, does anyone of the forum have any idea as to how likely any of those Griffons are to be restorable to ground running, and how much they are likely to fetch in the end. I know that a few ex- Shackleton Griffons have been retrofitted to single prop but they haven’t in general done well.
By: trumper - 4th November 2021 at 14:50
Very nice ,bigger than my garden though .