Packard Merlin

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf piston engine
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:configuration 60° V12
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:displacement 1,649 cu in (27.0 L)
gptkbp:engineType V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1941
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:Aviation_gasoline
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Packard Merlin
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Packard
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:P-51B_Mustang
gptkb:P-51D_Mustang
gptkb:P-51C_Mustang
Avro Lancaster Mk X
P-40F Warhawk
P-40L Warhawk
P-51K Mustang
de Havilland Mosquito (US-built)
gptkbp:notableFeature improved high-altitude performance
critical to Allied air superiority in WWII
licensed production of British design
gptkbp:notableVariant Packard V-1650-1
Packard V-1650-3
Packard V-1650-7
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 55,000
gptkbp:powerOutput up to 1,720 hp (1,280 kW)
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1941–1945
gptkbp:supercharger two-stage, two-speed
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Curtiss_P-40F
Avro Lancaster (US-built)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_Mk_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6