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It represents 100% of the power capability of an aircraft engine. Anything over that is an overload condition and will shorten the life of the engine. Typically you see overload capability in take off ratings, sometimes climb ratings, and in emergency ratings. It is the power the engine can produce at 100% capability that is the primary focus. |
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Maximum continuous rating (1,15ata 2000 PRM) of DB601A was 810hp (@0km) to 860hp (@5km). As the maximum output is almost the same we can assume that the Merlin has a comparable power at continuous rating. Here is the (not so serious) protocol from the design meeting at Rolls-Royce when they thought about their new high performance fighter engine. Engineer A is a daredevil, he likes fast, loud and dangerous stuff. Engineer B is a square and a careful engineer, he likes reliably stuff. Engineer A: "I think with that design we should get 1,100hp maximum output. That's a great improvement compared to the 700hp of the Peregrine. Image how fast our fighters will fly with that. What do you think?" Engineer B: "Hmm ... yes this should give about 800hp at a reasonable engine life of 100 hours between overhaul. I'm cool with that." Engineer A: "Yeah whatever ... So we define our design goal as 1,100hp maximum and 800hp continuous output. Deal?" Engineer B: "Deal! Let's do it!" Later at Air Ministry ... Engineer B: "This is our new engine design. We estimated it will will produce 800hp ..." Engineer A: *facepalm* Air Ministry: "What? The Germans build engines with 1000hp maximum output! You are useless!" Engineer A: "May I interrupt? The 800 hp is the continuous rating, the maximum output will be 1,100hp." Air Ministry: "... OK now that sound good. We want 900 engines delivered in 3 month. ... Oh and next time just tell me the maximum output. At Air Ministry we like fast, loud and dangerous stuff." While leaving Air Ministry ... Engineer A: "I told ya!" Engineer B: "..." |
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There's a book called "Britains war Machine" that I found last night. It contains a section devoted to the supply, use and production of 100 octane fuel.
It explains the whole Trimpell (Trinidad - ICI - Shell) refinery set up and says that the "shortage of 100 octane is a myth" It's available as an e-book. |
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![]() Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War - David Egerton Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Allen Lane; First Edition edition (31 Mar 2011) Language English ISBN-10: 0713999187 ISBN-13: 978-0713999181 It's on Amazon. EDIT: Here's the page I was refering to. ![]() It then goes on to explain the sources of this fuel. Kurfurst will hate it but the stock figures are from Gavin Bailey's paper.. Last edited by winny; 04-19-2012 at 07:27 PM. |
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Last edited by Crumpp; 04-19-2012 at 07:29 PM. |
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It says 100 octane was introduced to 'select' Squadrons in May 1940, and I cannot find any statement or reference in it or anything that would support the every-last-Hurricane-even-in-Northern-Scotland-was-running 100 octane theory. Though as others has noted the paper is more concentrating on dispelling the 'myth' of dependency of US 100 octane fuel supplies, argues to downplay the significance of extra performance of 'US 100 octane' versus the extra performance by the addition of 'pure British' CSP units, and has overall quite a bit of anti-american tone, perhaps due to nationalistic grievance about the UK becoming a sort of a US satellite state after the war. Of course here I refer to real Gavin Bailey, not the forum nick registered 'gbailey' who turned up very shortly after NZTyphoon's arrival, who refused to confirm his identity upon request, refused to respond to direct questions, and claimed that the only 100 octane fuel the Germans had in the BoB was from captured British stocks ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Il-2Bugtracker: Feature #200: Missing 100 octane subtypes of Bf 109E and Bf 110C http://www.il2bugtracker.com/issues/200 Il-2Bugtracker: Bug #415: Spitfire Mk I, Ia, and Mk II: Stability and Control http://www.il2bugtracker.com/issues/415 Kurfürst - Your resource site on Bf 109 performance! http://kurfurst.org ![]() |
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Rated power 990 b.h.p. at 2600 r.p.m. 12,250 feet at 6 1/4 lbs/sq.in. boost Maximum power 1030 b.h.p at 3000 r.p.m. 16,250 feet at 6 1/4 lbs/sq.in. boost The power curves at 12,250 feet give 829 b.h.p. at +4.2/2400 with Merlin II No.2855 and 822 b.h.p. at +4.2/2400 with Merlin III No.7491. Merlin II installed in K.9787 Merlin III installed in N.3171 See also Merlin II & III ratings as shown in the The Merlin in Perspective, (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby, 1983) |
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Power curves of Merlin XX:
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