I know there is a non aircraft Merlin thread somewhere but what about other countries?This one will start it off…
http://greyfalcon.us/Mercedes%20T80.htm
By: pagen01 - 25th February 2009 at 09:47
Some of the movie studios used large American radials for creating wind on the sets of films. Seem to remember seeing a pic of a complete front end of a DC-3 complete with the two engines being used for the above. It was litrally chopped through the wings and fusalage at about front spar point.
I guess it was a good way of keeping the engines well mounted, relatively close together and with all the controls remaining in the cockpit.
By: nigelrob - 25th February 2009 at 09:36
A local building services company uses an ex Shackleton Griffon to test buildings for wind resistance. Ive never heard it running, but have seen it outside their building as it is mounted on a wheeled trolley.
By: Bograt - 24th February 2009 at 15:08
We’ve got a few boat anchors in the store…..:diablo:
By: salforddude - 24th February 2009 at 11:05
I can think of a couple.
Babs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babs_(Land_speed_record_car)
and the Napier-Bentley:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier-Bentley
By: Arabella-Cox - 24th February 2009 at 07:22
Are there not a couple of ex-Spitfire Merlins in Turkey, somewhere, said to have been used for irrigation pumping? I’ll bet that idea was a Turkey.:diablo:
By: QldSpitty - 24th February 2009 at 06:50
Yikes
Mein Gott…:diablo:
By: Augsburgeagle - 24th February 2009 at 06:25
Don’t forget Brutus
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