SPITFIRE BATTLE OF THE ENGINES
Former OC Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Clive Rowley, compares the famous Rolls- Royce Merlin engine with its ‘big brother’ the Griff on. He discusses their technical points and offers perspective on what it’s like to fly Spitfires with each powerplant
Supermarine’s Spitfire was originally designed around the Rolls-Royce (R-R) PV-12 engine, which was subsequently branded Merlin following the company’s convention of naming its powerplants after birds of prey.