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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a powerful 37-liter, 60-degree V-12 liquid-cooled aero engine developed by Rolls-Royce Limited. Following company tradition, it was named after a bird of prey—the Griffon Vulture. Designed in the late 1930s, the Griffon was larger and more powerful than the iconic Merlin, delivering higher torque and output. This engine saw extensive use in later versions of the Supermarine Spitfire, Avro Shackleton, and other aircraft, ensuring its place in aviation history as a high-performance successor to the Merlin. |
The 1970s highly modified P-51 Red Baron racer had its Merlin replaced with a Griffon with contra rotating props. In 1979 it set a world speed record of 499.018 MPH flown by Steve Hinton.
