X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 50 [XX] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:24:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 1965080 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:59:17 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=rsimon@ustek.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: RE: [LML] Re: speaking of the P-51... largest gathering of p-51's since WW-II X-Original-Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:00:10 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: speaking of the P-51... largest gathering of p-51's since WW-II Thread-Index: Acd2IObMVnniyVZ9T0mnV1IlHsxztAAATU+w From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Walter's right (again) See below. Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES The Battle of Britain was won by the RAF's Fighter Command and the air war then taken to the Nazis by Bomber Command . None of this would have been possible without one common factor -the Merlin, an engine that is said to have won the war. Of the 160,000 Merlin's manufactured, 60,000 were produced by Packard in the USA. Related Articles =09 The Merlin Story =20 The Legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin =20 Lancasters FM159's starboard-inner Merlin Runs =09 The Merlin's first flight was also that of the Hawker Hurricane. The engine went on to power the Spitfire, Mustang, Whitley , Lancaster , Mosquito, Halifax , and many others. The sound of the Merlin evokes great emotion to those who appreciate the sacrifices made by the aircrew of these World War II aircraft. Specifications Manufactured by: Power: Cylinders: Displacement: Weight: First manufactured: Packard Motor Company 1640 h.p. @ 2650 r.p.m. V-12; gear driven; liquid cooled 1647 cu. in. 1450 pounds 1935 =09 =20 ________________________________ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Skip Slater Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 2:42 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: speaking of the P-51... largest gathering of p-51's since WW-II Walter, I believe Lancasters had Griffons, not Merlins. They sound nice, but it's not as sweet as a Merlin. Skip Slater