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Rolls Royce Merlin Engine display
PACKARD BUILT ROLLS-ROYCE
U.S. Version of the British 'MERLIN' ENGINE
Model V-1650-1 (Based on British Merlin 28)
The Packard Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan
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3,061 of these V-1650-1 engines were produced before Packard moved on to the V-1650-3 variant.

TECHNICAL NOTES:
Type: 12-cylinder single stage, two speed supercharger
Displacement: 1,649 in3
Weight: 1,690 lbs.
Maximum rpm: 3,000
Maximum hp: 1,385 hp (1,033 kW)

Used in the Curtiss P-40F Warhawk Fighter

Link to .pdf file: Packard Merlin Aircraft Engine
 
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