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12-30-2005, 07:13 PM
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| Best aircraft engine to see widespread use
Which engine that saw widespread use throughout the war, or at least most of it, was the most powerful and reliable under extreme combat conditions?
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12-30-2005, 07:39 PM
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12-30-2005, 07:43 PM
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Country:  | the Pratt and Whitney R-1830 1200 hp which is still in widespread use today C-47 .PBY Catalina Wildcat Buffalo B17 P36 Havoc Vanguard P 43 PBY coronado CA 11 Woomera DAP Beaufort Bolingbroke B24
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12-30-2005, 08:26 PM
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| I think I would vote for the R-2800 as well. The Merlin deserves mention. | |
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12-30-2005, 08:29 PM
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#5 | | He who does not skim
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Originally Posted by V-1710 The Merlin deserves mention. | Most certainly, in terms of widespread use and general reliability. | |
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12-30-2005, 08:57 PM
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| R2800
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12-30-2005, 09:28 PM
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12-31-2005, 12:31 AM
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| R-2800
Displacement: 45.9 liters/2,800 cubic inches
Weight: 1070 kg/ 2,350 lbs
RPM: 2500
Production: 125,334
Peak horsepower (wartime usage); 2,800 hp
Aircraft powered by: P-47, P-61, F4U, F6F, F8F, F7F, A-26, B-34 (PV Ventura), B-26, TBY-2.
Merlin
Displacement: 27 litres/1750 cubic inches
Weight: 770 kg/1690 lbs
RPM; 3000
Production: 168,040
Peak horsepower (wartime usage) 2,050 hp.
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12-31-2005, 03:30 AM
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#9 | | Master of Ewes
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radial- R-2800
inline- merlin ??
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12-31-2005, 04:20 AM
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| The effective fly time between two complete revisions of the engine can be important. I read that's of 48 hours for R-2800 and 50 hours for DB-605. Someone know what's for Merlin (first versions of which are not so famous for reliability however)?
I think even soviets M-82 / ASh-82F (radial) and the Mikulin AM family, from 35 to 42 (inline), could be considered.
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12-31-2005, 08:26 AM
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12-31-2005, 09:41 AM
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#12 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Id go for the R-2800 family as the ultimate engine of WW2. There are so many versions of it also and they are all great.
The tops though for me are these in no particular order except for the R-2800 which is number one:
R-2800
BMW-801
BMW-801TJ
DB-601
DB-605
Jumo-211
Jumo-213
Allison V-1710-111/113
Packard V-1650-7
Wright R-3350-23 Duplex Cyclone
Packard Merlin 266
Griffon 65
Griffon 85
Merlin 77
Napier Sabre V
Bristol Centaurus 18
Rolls-Royce Or Packard Merlin 20 or 22
Again these are not in a general order but they make up for me in my opinion the best engines of WW2.
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12-31-2005, 10:22 AM
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| Interesting list Adler.
I would wonder about the R3350 though. It had reliability issues as compared against the other engines through most of its useage in WW2. It really didnt have the bugs worked out of it untill after the war ended.
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12-31-2005, 10:59 AM
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| I think Bristol Centaurus didn't "saw widespread use" at all. 
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12-31-2005, 11:36 AM
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Country: | Interesting list Alder, I would agree with the engines you have listed.
For me it would be the R-2800 with the Merlin as best inline.
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