Rolls-Royce Merlin engine development

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:engineer
gptkbp:beganIn	1933
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Limited
gptkbp:contributedTo	Allied air superiority in World War II
gptkbp:focusesOn	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin_engine
gptkbp:keyMilestone	development of Packard Merlin (licensed production in USA) adoption of 100-octane fuel introduction of two-stage supercharger
gptkbp:ledTo	Rolls-Royce Griffon engine
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Derby,_England
gptkbp:notableFeature	high power-to-weight ratio liquid-cooled V12 configuration supercharged design
gptkbp:notableModel	gptkb:Stanley_Hooker gptkb:Arthur_Rowledge gptkb:Ernest_Hives
gptkbp:productionEndYear	1950
gptkbp:productionStartYear	1936
gptkbp:purpose	aircraft engine for military use
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin_engine
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire_(design_influence)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rolls-Royce Merlin engine development