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"I had to return from Nuremburg in a Wellington II on one engine and used maximum boost and revs on a Merlin X for five hours with no sign of distress..." = +10lbs at 3000rpm.
The Merlin in Perspective,p25.
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If COD is to have accurately reproduced flight and engine characteristics then the use of 12lb boost must be allowed with pilots only facing administrative penalties for doing so. The Merlin cooling and lubrication system could cope with 12lb boost and 3000rpm for long periods of time, but of course above 17750ft the Merlin III was no longer able to provide more than 6.25lb boost at 3000rpm.
06-06-2011, 05:39 AM
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