Anyone need spares for a RR Merlin?

[Dr Jekyll]

There doesn't seem to be a shortage yet.

http://www.51-factory.com/inventory.htm

[PAUL500]

Wow, wow and again wow amazing what is still out there stashed away.

[aeropilot]

This was posted on WIX forum several years ago when they bought it all up.

[Briza]

Would love to own a running merlin on a trailer.

[ChemicalChaos]

I might be in a position this winter to buy a Meteor with a view to running it on a trailer. Fingers crossed!

[spikeyhead]

I wonder how much hacksawing I'd need to squeeze one into the Atom?

[Storer]

ChemicalChaos said:

I might be in a position this winter to buy a Meteor with a view to running it on a trailer. Fingers crossed!

I may have just what you need....



Paul

[mrloudly]

A few years back I got involved with a guy flying a D.H.Vampire in the U.S. I was going over to see him and he asked me to pick up a Nose cone, brake bladders and pitot tube for his aircraft. I was despatched to a company in Luton and was shocked to pick up all of these parts in original packaging off of the shelf!
There's a hell of a lot of "N.O.S." about, if you know where to find it!

[ChemicalChaos]

Storer said:

I may have just what you need....

Paul

You have my curiosity all piqued now....

mrloudly said:

A few years back I got involved with a guy flying a D.H.Vampire in the U.S. I was going over to see him and he asked me to pick up a Nose cone, brake bladders and pitot tube for his aircraft. I was despatched to a company in Luton and was shocked to pick up all of these parts in original packaging off of the shelf!
There's a hell of a lot of "N.O.S." about, if you know where to find it!

The RAF stockpiled so many bits, and so many are still being unearthed. A friend of mine owns a Meteor F8 and 2 F4 Phantoms under restoration, he has an enormous stock of bits acquired from specialists, aerojumbles and swapmeets - all in their original brown crinkly wax paper wrapping with handwritten reference tags on them!

[mrloudly]

ChemicalChaos said:

Storer said:

I may have just what you need....

Paul

You have my curiosity all piqued now....

mrloudly said:

A few years back I got involved with a guy flying a D.H.Vampire in the U.S. I was going over to see him and he asked me to pick up a Nose cone, brake bladders and pitot tube for his aircraft. I was despatched to a company in Luton and was shocked to pick up all of these parts in original packaging off of the shelf!
There's a hell of a lot of "N.O.S." about, if you know where to find it!

The RAF stockpiled so many bits, and so many are still being unearthed. A friend of mine owns a Meteor F8 and 2 F4 Phantoms under restoration, he has an enormous stock of bits acquired from specialists, aerojumbles and swapmeets - all in their original brown crinkly wax paper wrapping with handwritten reference tags on them!

Exactly what these were! The nose cone was in a wooden crate completely wrapped in brown inhibiting paper! It was just like picking bits up for your modern car/bike!

[Storer]

ChemicalChaos said:

Storer said:

I may have just what you need....

Paul

You have my curiosity all piqued now....

mrloudly said:

A few years back I got involved with a guy flying a D.H.Vampire in the U.S. I was going over to see him and he asked me to pick up a Nose cone, brake bladders and pitot tube for his aircraft. I was despatched to a company in Luton and was shocked to pick up all of these parts in original packaging off of the shelf!
There's a hell of a lot of "N.O.S." about, if you know where to find it!

The RAF stockpiled so many bits, and so many are still being unearthed. A friend of mine owns a Meteor F8 and 2 F4 Phantoms under restoration, he has an enormous stock of bits acquired from specialists, aerojumbles and swapmeets - all in their original brown crinkly wax paper wrapping with handwritten reference tags on them!

If you are talking about the Meteor version of the Merlin, then I have a few. Various models from a Mk3 to Mk 4B1.

They might be for sale at the right price and I have a cradle that allows me to run one.

Can also make either a cradle or trailer to give you a turn-key toy.
They always generate a crowd......


Paul

PS. You could also put one in a car. I just happen to have a 1930 RR PII chassis too.

[ChemicalChaos]

Storer said:

If you are talking about the Meteor version of the Merlin, then I have a few. Various models from a Mk3 to Mk 4B1.

They might be for sale at the right price and I have a cradle that allows me to run one.

Can also make either a cradle or trailer to give you a turn-key toy.
They always generate a crowd......


Paul

PS. You could also put one in a car. I just happen to have a 1930 RR PII chassis too.

I am indeed talking about the ex-Merlin version

I currently have my eye on one owned by a friend of a friend, it was dismantled for inspection but is complete and in good condition - but being in bits means I should get it cheap. If it falls through though I shall be beating a path to your door!

Assuming I manage to scrape together enough to buy it this winter, the short term plan would be to display it on a trailer, probably with a hefty flywheel on it to simulate a prop on an aircraft version and allow some proper throttle applications

Long term plan is indeed to put it in a car - a period chassis as you have suggested, to avoid SVA and Q plate nightmares. I'd like to do a road-legal 2-seater version of Chris William's (in)famous Napier Bentley, hopefully with daytime use concessions etc to avoid having to spoil the lines with headlights and such things.

[Storer]

ChemicalChaos said:

Storer said:

If you are talking about the Meteor version of the Merlin, then I have a few. Various models from a Mk3 to Mk 4B1.

They might be for sale at the right price and I have a cradle that allows me to run one.

Can also make either a cradle or trailer to give you a turn-key toy.
They always generate a crowd......


Paul

PS. You could also put one in a car. I just happen to have a 1930 RR PII chassis too.

I am indeed talking about the ex-Merlin version

I currently have my eye on one owned by a friend of a friend, it was dismantled for inspection but is complete and in good condition - but being in bits means I should get it cheap. If it falls through though I shall be beating a path to your door!

Assuming I manage to scrape together enough to buy it this winter, the short term plan would be to display it on a trailer, probably with a hefty flywheel on it to simulate a prop on an aircraft version and allow some proper throttle applications

Long term plan is indeed to put it in a car - a period chassis as you have suggested, to avoid SVA and Q plate nightmares. I'd like to do a road-legal 2-seater version of Chris William's (in)famous Napier Bentley, hopefully with daytime use concessions etc to avoid having to spoil the lines with headlights and such things.

Please be aware that if there is a problem with anything inside the engine then it is not worth repairing. I was told it cost the MOD £80,000 to refurbish each engine to as new condition. You could get a running, but not airworthy, Merlin for a lot less than that.

They are a quality piece of engineering considering they originate from a 1930's design.

Paul

[Steve_D]

What Paul should have said is...
'Here's one a ran earlier'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8gwA8mQdDg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvEJsesQCs

Steve

[Storer]

I have to point out that Steve is correct.

The first start showed that I was learning how the throttle/choke worked. I now know the starting sequence so the engine fires up a lot easier. It does need some load to run well but they draw a crowd wherever you are.


Paul

[Steve_D]

So how many have you got now I lose count?

Steve

[Storer]

Changes monthly Steve!

Put it this way, if you want a proper engine, I can supply one!

Pop it in the back of your Ultima (after extending the chassis a fair bit) you could wheel spin your way to 200mph.......


Paul

PS. You would need to fill the tanks every run though!