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LOT 88 ◊◊◊
A Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (type 500) number 29-306483,
Estimate: £25,000 - £35,000
Lot 88◊◊◊
A Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (type 500) number 29-306483,
A Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (type 500) number 29-306483,
supercharged, liquid cooled V-12 aero engine, reconditioned by Retro Track & Air in 2009, with plain top covers, 207cm long x 136cm high mounted upon a blue painted 2 ton metal pallet and stand, mounted with engraved copper plaque, overall weight approximately 3/4 Ton Imperial.
Footnotes
The Rolls-Royce 500 series were single stage, two speed supercharger Merlin identical to a Merlin T.24-2 but renumbered to denote a civil or commercial operator. With the end of the war, work on improving Merlin power output was halted and the development effort was concentrated on civil derivatives of the "Transport Merlin" commencing with the Merlin 102 (the first Merlin to complete the new civil type-test requirements). The aim was improving reliability and service overhaul periods for airline operators using airliner and transport aircraft which led to the development of the 500 series which found success as the power plant for Avro Lancastrian and Avro York as well as other aircraft types. The Merlin 500-29 engines were used in CASA C.2111 aircraft, the 500-45 in Hispano HA-1112 aircraft. After they were removed from aircraft these two Merlin engines were fitted into an aircraft testing facility's wind tunnel, before they were removed, reconditioned and stored for 7 years.
Saleroom notices
SALE ROOM NOTICE:- VAT is payable on the hammer price of this lot. This engine is suitable for ground running only.
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