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Rolls-Royce Merlin The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British Coolant#Liquids, liquid-cooled V12 engine, V-12 Reciprocating engine, piston aero engine of 27-litre (1,650 cu in) Engine displacement, capacity. Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce designed the engine an ...

variants. Engines of a similar power output were typically assigned different model numbers based on supercharger or propeller gear ratios, differences in cooling system or carburettors, engine block construction, starting system, or arrangement of engine controls. All Merlin engines except versions 131 and 135 were "right hand tractor", i.e. the propeller rotated clockwise viewed from behind.

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*Air Ministry. ''Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mark F.VII - Merlin 64 or 71 engine; Mark F.VIII-Merlin 63,66 or 70 engine. Air Publication 1565G & H -P.N.'' London, UK: Air Ministry, December 1943. * Bridgman, L. ''Jane's fighting aircraft of World War II.'' London: Crescent, 1998. * Harvey-Bailey, A. ''The Merlin in Perspective - the combat years.'' Derby, England: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, 1983. * Harvey-Bailey, Alec and Piggott, Dave ''The Merlin 100 Series – The Ultimate Military Development'' Derby, England: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, 1993. * Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. . * Price, Alfred. ''The Spitfire Story''. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. . * Robertson, Bruce. ''Spitfire: The Story of a Famous Fighter''. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK: Model & Allied Publications Ltd., 1960. Third revised edition 1973. .

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