Vickers Type 432
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The Vickers Type 432 was a British high-altitude fighter aircraft developed by the Vickers group during the Second World War. Intended to enable the Royal Air Force to engage the enemy's high-altitude
A view of the sole prototype of the Vickers Type 432 in the air. Note the 'P' on the fuselage.
Rolls-Royce Merlin
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The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled V12 piston aero engine of 27-litre capacity. Developed as a private venture by Rolls-Royce and first run in 1933, the engine became one of the most su
Vickers Type 432
…Max takeoff weight: 20,168 lb (9,148 kg) Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 liquid-cooled V12 engines, 1,520 hp (1,130 kW) each Performance…
The Rolls-Royce Merlin
Parallel valve Merlin cylinder head
Merlin 55 ejector exhaust detail, Spitfire LF.VB, EP120
Preserved Merlin 63 showing intercooler radiator, supercharger and carburettor