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Old 04-26-2012, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Flanker35M View Post
Out of curiosity how different is the Merlin III used in Spitfire Mk.I being able to use+12lbs for 5min than Merlin XII on Spitfire Mk.II only cleared for take-off up to 1000ft / 3min? Devil is in the details it seems..
I thing this is a good start: http://www.jshawmsc.f2s.com/merlin.htm

Not much different from late production Merlin III.

Note that the Merlin XX, which is also very similar to the XII (except of course supercharger, which is single gear in XII and two gear in XX) was cleared for +12 emergency boost (5 min, not altitude restriction) was cleared in November 1940.