Re: Merlin correction...

From: The Man From Utopia (tmfu@home.com)
Date: Wed Dec 20 2000 - 23:22:14 EST


12/20/2000 9:17:23 PM, "David Digney" <dodgedakotaquadcab@hotmail.com> wrote:

>The North American P51 Mustang,starting with the "D" model.recieved the
>"Rolls Royce/Merlin V-1710".This was a liquid-cooled engine,vs engines like
>the Pratt & Whitney R-2800,found in the F4U Corsairs,made famous by the
>Marines in WW II..
>
>obviously neither engine would fit in a Dak (but imagine the torque ;)
>

Aircraft engines are not designed to have torque.. Too much torque would cause the aircraft to roll over.. They are mainly designed for hp..

Greg
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