Re: Men bet their lives on it - the Packard-built Merlin V-12

Posted by JWL On 2017/3/30 13:15:47

Roger, thanks for the suggestion to look in Neal's book for the answer to my question. I believe the answer is on page 175.

"This was but the beginning of a monumental task of redesigning an engine which was not originally designed for mass production so that it could indeed be made by American mass production methods, and so that it could be fitted with American fittings and accessories as mentioned above or British accessories and fittings, depending upon which government the engine was intended for."

This makes sense, but was a major complication in manufacturing the Merlins.

JWL