Mike Barnett Aviation on MSN

If this cold start doesn’t give you goosebumps, check your pulse

Nothing compares to hearing a Merlin engine come alive, and this Mk IX Spitfire proved it. Filmed at Kemble’s Cotswold ...
Autocar on MSN

Top 10: Amazing Planes That Used the Brilliant Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine

Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was fitted to many of the most significant warplanes of the Second World War—from the Spitfire and Hurricane to the Lancaster. The engine’s ...
SpaceNews

SpaceX’s Merlin 1D Engine Achieves Flight Qualification

Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Merlin 1D engine has achieved flight qualification, a major milestone for the next generation Merlin engine. Through a 28 test qualification program, the ...
SlashGear

What Engine Was In The Legendary Spitfire Fighter Plane?

The Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most innovative WWII planes, earning much respect because of its performance and prowess during key points of the war. Often described as one of the most ...
SpaceNews

Merlin 1D Engine Achieves Full Mission Duration Firing

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces that its Merlin 1D engine has achieved a full mission duration firing and multiple restarts at target thrust and specific impulse (Isp). The engine ...
BBC

Rolls Royce Merlin Engine

over 168,000 merlin engines were built. 45 merlin engines produce the same power as 1 Rolls Royce Trent A90.The Merlin V12 aero engines designed and manufactured by Rolls Royce, were a key factor in ...
SpaceRef

SpaceX Reaches Milestone With 100th Merlin 1D Engine

The 100th Merlin 1D engine has come off the assembly at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. According to SpaceX it was less than two years ago that production began on Merlin 1D. Currently ...
The Drive

This Working Lego Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine Would Make the Allies Proud

Without question, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is one of the greatest piston pushers ever made. The 27-liter V12 was built in the 1930s and 1940s and would eventually go on to power allied fighter ...
insider.si.edu

The Merlin the engine that won the Second World War Gordon A.A. Wilson

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as they defended the shores of Britain against the ...
SlashGear

When Did Rolls-Royce Start Making Airplane Engines & How Did It Get Into The Industry?

Car enthusiasts will know Rolls-Royce as a maker of ultra-luxury cars, and aviation enthusiasts will know Rolls-Royce as a maker of engines for some of the world's most famous aircraft. Originally, ...
SpaceRef

SpaceX’s Merlin 1D Engine Achieves Full Mission Duration Firing

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces that its Merlin 1D engine has achieved a full mission duration firing and multiple restarts at target thrust and specific impulse (Isp). The engine ...