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    INSIDE THE HAWKER HURRICANE

    Sep 10, 2020 2 minutes
    Written by Mike Haskew

    ENGINE

    he Rolls-Royce Merlin was a liquid-cooled, 12-cylinder inline aircraft engine developed in the early 1930s. The versatile Merlin was one of the most successful aircraft engines of World War II, also powering the Avro Lancaster bomber, Supermarine Spitfire fighter, and improving the performance of the North American P-51 Mustang

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