Beautiful. So complex and those old timers designed and built them without any computers. I will always admire their mastery and skill. Imagine what they would have done with the benefit of the technology we have today.
this is like taking a formula 1 car to get the shopping, these engines are designed to be in thin air at 40,000 feet doing 400mph, that is when the engine runs sweet... my dad used to watch then on night missions, a lovely blue [correct colour] exhaust flame either side...
Or a mustang! I am american and love american aircraft but the mustang never would have been what it was without being by chance married to the merlin.
The Brits retro-fitted some of our Mustangs with these Beasts!!..Turning them into Lethal Kraut-Killers!! Surprisingly, Merlin Equipped P51 Mustangs could actually put up a good fight to the ME22 Jets!!
@@RedneckSpaceman It always tickles me that Rolls Royce 'chose' Packard to build the American built Merlin engines. Apparently the other manufacturers weren't up to snuff. Well done Packard !
if you knew anything about these engines you wouild recognise that is isnt running great. Follow the start up procedure and they always start right up ESPECIALLY when there is no load. Its actually running like shit. A pilot would shut it off and refuse to fly.
@philroe2363 I worked on nerline for 24 years at the Reno Air Races and with several sir meduems. Trust me, this Merlin is a wornout/timed out motor. A properly tuned Merlin would never have yellow fire coming from the exhaust. A well tuned Merlin would never make all that popping sound at idle and one certainly wouldn't have all that valve clatter
Jay Leno would love to own that engine! He might be compelled to put into a custom vintage racer from the 1940s. Otherwise, that engine actually belongs in an aircraft that used them.
Grew up watching hydroplane / circuit boats , I’m sure they had em in afew here , worth looking up “ xplicit boat “ here in Australia to see what’s happening over V8’s here 👍
The Merlin engine was designed and built by Rolls-Royce but, U S auto manufacturer Packard was licensed to manufacture the engine. The Packard engine was far superior over the Rolls manufactured engines. The US was far ahead in mass production where as companies like Rolls built engines one at a time that required many hours of hand fitting part like the heads to the block. Mechanics in the field couldn't go pull a head off of another Merlin engine and just bolt it on to an engine they were trying to get back in the fight without hours of hand fitting. With the American Packard version a mechanic could take a head or any engine part from a parts plane or new off the shelf and bolt it on and quickly getting the plane back in the fight
The Packard engine was NOT far superior. There were some modifications introduced sooner in the Packard such as the 2 piece block, but these were ultimately changed to the RR design. Packard built a very limited number of models and none of the final ultra-high performance kind such as the 2000HP ones. The toolkits however were fantastic. There were also a few tricks that Packard would not share with RR and vice versa. RR built over 30 000 more engines. The Packard Merlins were very good engines and slightly better in some ways.
Nice sound! I wonder why the ends of the exhaust headers (if that's what they're even called) are somewhat pinched off.. I'm sure there is a purpose, but can't help but wonder if that restricts the exhaust flow in any way
My dad was a pilot who learned to fly in the Navy in WWII. He said after the war, you could have got a P-51 for $500. I think it was the greatest regret of his life!
@@markpatton6847 one web site reports that a $1 from 1945 is $17.53 today. That would make that $500 plane worth $8,765. Still, a bargain in anybody's book I think.
No , because no one is silly enough to want an 80 year old engine design. Today , Rolls Royce wisely builds modern engine designs , in the UK , that actually sell very well. Drip
@@PaulG.x Rolls Royce produce zero internal combustion engines in the UK for the simple reason they are now not capable, they own a German company MTU which still makes ICE motors, marine etc., so fortunately the motors would have German reliability, and the Customers would be very thankful especially when it comes to the electrics.
Ironic to see the best engine from WW2 , being enjoyed overseas. Probably do it good to have a propeller on though , to give it something to drive and also aid cooling
Seems to me running this motor without proper airflow is what's causing it to run roughly and overheat the exhaust. That thing is designed for a lot of airflow over the whole motor and that radiator. I suppose he knows what he's doing but I think the motor is overheating.
BEAST MODE MARSHAWN LYNCH ROLLS ROYCE MERLIN GRIFFIN POWER. MISS THE SOUND OF THESE ON LAKE WASHINGTON FOR SEAFAIR. ONLY 1 PISTON BOAT ON THE HYDROPLANE WITH A ALLSION V12 1750 TURBO. 😋 😋
I served on two boats in the RAF marine craft unit that had twin merlins,cartridge start . Amazing engines
Beautiful. So complex and those old timers designed and built them without any computers. I will always admire their mastery and skill. Imagine what they would have done with the benefit of the technology we have today.
Starts a treat, please put a stubby prop on the poor old thing though, and some better cooling
Thats a hell of an engine!👍🥰
this is like taking a formula 1 car to get the shopping, these engines are designed to be in thin air at 40,000 feet doing 400mph, that is when the engine runs sweet...
my dad used to watch then on night missions, a lovely blue [correct colour] exhaust flame either side...
They weren’t designed to fly at 40,000 at all, you’re talking nonsense
@@Geoff-n1d ceiling height of 35,000 to 45,000 ft depending on model...
try googling it, you may learn something...
@@Geoff-n1d you're not your mr. smarty pants
@@steveharmon9000 Ohhhps I don’t know what your talking about
Just needs a spitfire to go into. Beautiful sound to an incredible engine.
Or a mustang! I am american and love american aircraft but the mustang never would have been what it was without being by chance married to the merlin.
Music to my ears, thanks for uploading 👍
The most horsepower of any windup toy ever ❤
A V-12!! Yay!
I'm an old aircraft mechanic. I love the sound of these old Merlins.
The engine that helped to win WWII.
The Brits retro-fitted some of our Mustangs with these Beasts!!..Turning them into Lethal Kraut-Killers!! Surprisingly, Merlin Equipped P51 Mustangs could actually put up a good fight to the ME22 Jets!!
Русские выйграли вторую мировую! 🇷🇺💪
@@YYX-u7g And yet they can't conquer Ukraine even with their superior numbers 🤣🤣🤣
@@RedneckSpaceman It always tickles me that Rolls Royce 'chose' Packard to build the American built Merlin engines. Apparently the other manufacturers weren't up to snuff. Well done Packard !
Sweet sound of power!!!
A beautiful fire breathing monster!❤
Greetings from México;great sound,biggest sound...lancaster sound...
Music. Glorious, historic, symphonic sound of FREEDOM and power. 🇺🇸
No long cranking or multiple start attempts. All things were absolutely right and correct. Wonderful piece of history in working order
if you knew anything about these engines you wouild recognise that is isnt running great. Follow the start up procedure and they always start right up ESPECIALLY when there is no load. Its actually running like shit. A pilot would shut it off and refuse to fly.
@@robertfeiring8335LMAO! You should be hoping that you’ll run this good when you’re eighty years old.
@philroe2363 I worked on nerline for 24 years at the Reno Air Races and with several sir meduems. Trust me, this Merlin is a wornout/timed out motor. A properly tuned Merlin would never have yellow fire coming from the exhaust. A well tuned Merlin would never make all that popping sound at idle and one certainly wouldn't have all that valve clatter
@philroe2363 plus I am close to the age of this motor, been an a&p my entire life
@@robertfeiring8335 yeah you’re showing your age just like this engine. Terrible grammar and cranky & finicky. LOL!
Fantastic motor.
Thank you. Cheers!
Beautiful motor
Men Scroll.
Men See Engine.
Men Push Play.
Men Hear Engine.
Men HAPPY!
Love the flames!!!
Love the way they wind that clock up.
Jay Leno would love to own that engine! He might be compelled to put into a custom vintage racer from the 1940s.
Otherwise, that engine actually belongs in an aircraft that used them.
I used to have a wind-up push lawnmower...🙂
A thing of beauty.
It starts at 3:18 if you want to know !!!!
Awesome. Love that sound.
They used to race hydroplane boats here On the Ohio river in the years after world war 2. New Martinville , West Virginia .some used two !!
Grew up watching hydroplane / circuit boats , I’m sure they had em in afew here , worth looking up “ xplicit boat “ here in Australia to see what’s happening over V8’s here 👍
😀👍 From Belews Creek North Carolina. USA.
The Santa hat kills me!🫵🏻😜
DIO che SINFONIA!❤
Imagine being a young pilot and flying a spitfire with that much grunt . Oh yeah baby
The pilot’s girlfriends/wives called their man’s planes “The other woman!” 😂😂😂
Needs a small prop to help it spin and it's getting to hot
Amazing thank you for sharing 😮😮😮😮 🙏👋🇳🇿
Sweet sound!
Absolute BEAST
Awesome thanks for sharing.
The engine rhat won ww2 and packard merlin in planes and pt boats great stuff love it keep history alive god bless
So. Fooking. Awesome. Scott/BPG
The Merlin engine was designed and built by Rolls-Royce but, U S auto manufacturer Packard was licensed to manufacture the engine. The Packard engine was far superior over the Rolls manufactured engines. The US was far ahead in mass production where as companies like Rolls built engines one at a time that required many hours of hand fitting part like the heads to the block. Mechanics in the field couldn't go pull a head off of another Merlin engine and just bolt it on to an engine they were trying to get back in the fight without hours of hand fitting. With the American Packard version a mechanic could take a head or any engine part from a parts plane or new off the shelf and bolt it on and quickly getting the plane back in the fight
Father flew Spits. He said the Merlin would make the cockpit dials a blur until it warmed up. The Packard was smooth at start up.
The Packard engine was NOT far superior. There were some modifications introduced sooner in the Packard such as the 2 piece block, but these were ultimately changed to the RR design. Packard built a very limited number of models and none of the final ultra-high performance kind such as the 2000HP ones. The toolkits however were fantastic. There were also a few tricks that Packard would not share with RR and vice versa. RR built over 30 000 more engines. The Packard Merlins were very good engines and slightly better in some ways.
RR is the bollocks
Can you imagine one, two hundred of these on yhe sky at once.....
It would be stunning .
That is an Awesome Engine
I love it
That Engine deserves to be installed in a really Cool Boat of some type!!
Hope it will see some load like a propeller 😊
Nice sound! I wonder why the ends of the exhaust headers (if that's what they're even called) are somewhat pinched off.. I'm sure there is a purpose, but can't help but wonder if that restricts the exhaust flow in any way
Tuned like a watch
Not really, left bank is too rich, right bank too lean…
The engine that won WW2.
If it starts with a battery (I guess the blue box) what was the cranking for?
Nice!Fattas bara en Supermarine Spitfire 👍👍
3:12 if you want to see it actually start.
My dad was a pilot who learned to fly in the Navy in WWII. He said after the war, you could have got a P-51 for $500. I think it was the greatest regret of his life!
500 a lot of money back then
@@markpatton6847 one web site reports that a $1 from 1945 is $17.53 today. That would make that $500 plane worth $8,765. Still, a bargain in anybody's book I think.
That would go nice in my boat . 😊😊😊
Good job ❤
Seems like the engine was getting very hot.
Burning valves, possibly little sparks coming out of the exhaust ports
No cooling system hooked up
@@albertcyphers1532 there is a rad under the engine clearly getting hot with a water hose going in.
because it's overheating due to not being cooled correctly. He almost blew it up.
@@darthgardnerYep, too bad there is no electric fan drawing air through that radiator while the engine is stationary on the stand.
Was the hand cranking to lubricate cylinders?
Is just one bank running? Looks like the right 6 pistons are not firing.
Fire breathing dragon of a beast.
Why does one bank of cylinders give flames out of the exhaust when the opposite bank does not?
It’s Alive!! I bet that would flat out drag a Chevrolet
This just needs a prop on one end a seat on the other and off you go around the car park!
She sounds rowdy. 😁
That engine in a mini car 🚗 lol 😁
Built in Derby. Nightingale road. Rolls Royce, 💪👍
No Replacement for Displacement 🔥
Why is that prop shaft not turning?
Britain could not produce a motor like that today as they are only now a deindustrialised Fabian Socialist Welfare State.
No , because no one is silly enough to want an 80 year old engine design.
Today , Rolls Royce wisely builds modern engine designs , in the UK , that actually sell very well.
Drip
@@PaulG.x Rolls Royce produce zero internal combustion engines in the UK for the simple reason they are now not capable, they own a German company MTU which still makes ICE motors, marine etc., so fortunately the motors would have German reliability, and the Customers would be very thankful especially when it comes to the electrics.
This probably would get Art Arfon's attention. the "baloney slicer" dragster.
Did he have the jet engine..Big Green Monster, speed record?
yes passed away in 2007
Ironic to see the best engine from WW2 , being enjoyed overseas. Probably do it good to have a propeller on though , to give it something to drive and also aid cooling
I didn't know Spitfires were clockwork!
Motorheads dream machine lol
I was waiting for the switch to nitro
I wonder what it sounds like at 10k rpms?
Easy ... Kablamo !! 💥
I would love to see someone mount that on a motorcycle
My goodness !
So is it water-cooled ?????
Yes, definitely water cooled, and oil cooled as well depending on model.
Any chance you could make that engine patrol the English Channel?
Vonderbar 👍
I'm pretty sure I could shoehorn that into my E30.
If this was still in a plane they could use Aero Start.😮
Vart är ni ?
Bad ass 1:56
Seems to me running this motor without proper airflow is what's causing it to run roughly and overheat the exhaust. That thing is designed for a lot of airflow over the whole motor and that radiator. I suppose he knows what he's doing but I think the motor is overheating.
BEAST MODE MARSHAWN LYNCH ROLLS ROYCE MERLIN GRIFFIN POWER. MISS THE SOUND OF THESE ON LAKE WASHINGTON FOR SEAFAIR. ONLY 1 PISTON BOAT ON THE HYDROPLANE WITH A ALLSION V12 1750 TURBO. 😋 😋
I miss living between Madison and Evansville.😊
Vaht da fookin dey crankin?
Sweedish starter?
Holy Shmoly!
Are they planning to actually put the engine in an airplane?
Sweeeet
Somehow it does not sound like a Spitfire or a Lancaster.
❤
REMINDS.me.ofmy. Days back i n factory, first pert 0f the vidoe was WIND UP!! Was a.wind REGARDS NEVILE
Left bank appears to be running lean.
Santa wishes he had one
Well, it would certainly speed up his rounds!
Русские сбили вашего Санта 😂
Видео:
"Санта залетел не в то небо и был сбит ПВО".
Put it in a boat!
Lancaster x4
A db605 starts on the first go
Looks likes a running issue on bank compared to bank 2?
They weren't called spitfires for nothing😂
Used in unlimited hydroplane racing for decades!
Did it come with pictures ?? Read the instructions !! 😅
Engine that sweet needs an airplane attached to it.
Crisp