rolls royce merlin aircraft engine v12 test

[@AdenThie]

This engine was owned by my father at one point in time in around 2014. One time, we took it to the schools' open day thing and there were horses in the area a few metres away with children on them. We decided to get the merlin running and once it was, the horses went RACING away with the children on them. We weren't allowed to run it again until the horses had left. This engine is now visible in the Perth aviation museum.

[@johnpark241]

Do you have any information on its origins?

A wonderful feat of engineering that engine was. Designed and built in %100 secrecy during ww2 in an underground facility.

[@BrianMills216]

Hi good to see this engine running, having restore a Griffon and Bristol Hercules know the work involved, keep up the good work. Brian

[@James76767]

I literally live 10 mins from these guys.

[@derekstocker6661]

Loved this, what a sound!

[@Mike-01234]

You live in a tract home can't tell from the video but looks like that your neighbors must really like you firing that thing up LOL

[@ДенисУсков-д8ш]

Good exhaust, with out smoke.

[@JDRay-hq7lm]

Can we shoe-horn this into my 'Vette? Although, I do believe my 'Vette makes almost as much HP...

[@markr478]

The neighbors "hes doing it again" !!

[@robertramsey2653]

You should see the size of the lawnmower it fits in

[@sunofsam44]

Will this fit in my Civic?

[@gordonblank6845]

Maybe in your British sports car!

[@jodeldk]

I thought running without a prop load was bad for these engines

[@Vore667]

Still much better than running with prop trough flak.

[@heinz490]

i had a rollsroyce engine at my workshop my boss was crazy with all engines i was looking at it every day twin spark i saw that it was marked left hand tractor think it was used in a bomber not a spitfire the made the engine so they could Work clockvise and anti clockvise

[@heinz490]

for the centourion maybe

[@heinz490]

the guy that did all my cyl head Work had a merlin with supercharger he was going to put in his boat they tryed to put it in a test bench but it ruined it i think it had 2800 bhp im not sure

[@evankirby2740]

i can smell the fumes from here

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Actually its a PACKARD version, note there is no name on valve cover. "Real" Rolls had Rolls Royce Cast in valve covers Cross the "T's" and "Dot" the i's.

[@HistoricAeroEngines]

The engine is a mix of Rover Meteor with some Merlin parts. The lack of RR name on the rockers does not necessarily mean Packard; most engines manufactured at the Trafford Park and Hillington plants weren't named either. Meteor I and III engines are known to have smooth covers as well. However all Packard rocker covers were manufactured with a cast 6-digit number plate towards the top/rear of each cover, and these are not present on these covers. The prop shaft rotates opposite to a Merlin, and the rear of the engine is all Meteor (no supercharger or wheelcase, Meteor mags, no up draught carb). Meteor crank rotates opposite direction to a Merlin.

[@lyndonredpath7214]

Soaringtractor.....Wilbur...you have been told that it is NOT a Packard. Just be told.

[@thehobgoblin9790]

See that Wilbur is writing as if Soaringtractor is someone else. Lol.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@Alan wragsdale ALL photos I have seen of Packard built merlins have a plain no name valve covers...100 series RR Merlins as I understand were POST war late model versions, and maybe RR Learned from PACKARD how to cut costs and speed production .............

[@ZzzRoofus]

But will it fit in my Honda??

[@guidelinesR4pooCz]

It will destroy your car and rattle all the little bolts loose

[@damianbrennan2258]

Yes that is a merlin not a meteor

[@anthonysaponaro6318]

Is it just me or is the prop shaft not completely true ?

[@anthonysaponaro6318]

or is it not supposed to be or it does not matter ?

[@th3st1g55]

These ROLLS ROYCE MERLIN engines NEVER ROARED NOT even at FULL REVS. Well, not my ears they PURRRED. I LOVE the MERLIN engine & the most aircraft in which it was used the FAMOUS SPITFIRE.😉👍👍👍

[@olsonspeed]

Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@heinz490]

they made the engines for fighterplane bombers tanks think the centurion had a meteor

[@djs3484]

This motor in the P51 Mustang produced the greatest fighter of WW2, yes, even better than the nazi jet fighter IMO.

[@coolhand1964]

High Vis workclothes, bare feet, rollerdoor up so garage and house fills with exhaust gases, in the driveway surrounded by neighours. Only in Australia. ( l do it with motorcycles, wish l had a Merlin or Griffon, that would really piss-off my dickhead fun-sherriff neighbours - yeah!)

[@916fanatic1]

For christ sake put a prop on it to give it some load.