Rolls-Royce Merlin engine

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rolls-Royce_Merlin_engine
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf piston engine
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Packard_Motor_Car_Company
gptkbp:configuration V12
gptkbp:coolingSystem liquid-cooled
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:displacement 27 litres
gptkbp:firstFlight 1933
gptkbp:fuelType aviation gasoline
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rolls-Royce Merlin engine
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Limited
gptkbp:notableFeature mass production
reliability
high-altitude performance
intercooler (later marks)
two-speed, two-stage supercharger (later marks)
gptkbp:notableFor use in World War II fighter and bomber aircraft
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 160,000
gptkbp:PackardVersion gptkb:Packard_V-1650
gptkbp:powerOutput 1,030–1,640 hp (various marks)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Kestrel
gptkbp:producedBy 1936
gptkbp:productionEndYear 1950
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Griffon
gptkbp:supercharger single-stage or two-stage
gptkbp:type liquid-cooled V12 piston engine
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:Miles_M.20
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter_II
gptkb:Curtiss_P-40F/L_Warhawk
gptkb:Martin-Baker_MB_5
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Fokker_D.XXI_(prototype)
gptkb:Fairey_Battle
gptkb:Short_Stirling
gptkb:Boulton_Paul_Defiant
gptkb:Fairey_Albacore
gptkb:Fairey_Barracuda
gptkb:Fairey_Fulmar
gptkb:Westland_Whirlwind
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Westland_Welkin
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Packard-built_Rolls-Royce_Merlin_engines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6