Rolls-Royce Merlin engines

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rolls-Royce_Merlin_engines

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	piston engine
gptkbp:bore	5.4 in (137 mm)
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Packard_Motor_Car_Company
gptkbp:compressionRatio	6:1 to 8.75:1 (various marks)
gptkbp:configuration	V12
gptkbp:coolingSystem	liquid-cooled
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:displacement	27 litres
gptkbp:firstFlight	1933
gptkbp:fuelType	aviation gasoline carburetor (early), fuel injection (later)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rolls-Royce Merlin engines
gptkbp:length	88 inches (2.24 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Limited
gptkbp:notableFor	use in World War II contribution to Allied air superiority
gptkbp:notableVariant	gptkb:Merlin_100 gptkb:Merlin_45 gptkb:Merlin_61 gptkb:Merlin_66
gptkbp:numberBuilt	over 160,000
gptkbp:PackardVersion	gptkb:Packard_V-1650
gptkbp:powerOutput	1,030–1,640 hp (various marks)
gptkbp:stroke	6.0 in (152 mm)
gptkbp:successor	Rolls-Royce Griffon engine
gptkbp:supercharger	two-stage (later versions)
gptkbp:type	liquid-cooled V12 piston engine
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley gptkb:Vickers_Wellington gptkb:Miles_M.20 gptkb:Curtiss_P-40F/L_Warhawk gptkb:Martin-Baker_MB_5 gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Fairey_Battle gptkb:Boulton_Paul_Defiant gptkb:Fairey_Barracuda gptkb:Fairey_Fulmar gptkb:Westland_Whirlwind gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito Fokker D.XXI (experimental) Heinkel He 111 (experimental) Yakovlev Yak-3 (experimental)
gptkbp:valvetrain	single overhead camshaft per bank
gptkbp:weight	1,640 lb (744 kg) dry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Halifax_A_Mk_VII gptkb:Halifax_B_Mk_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5