Twelve-cylinder Vee-type liquid-cooled engine Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 was produced in Great Britain from 1942 to 1945. Engine has performance of 1433 hp (1055 kW). It was used in fighters Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VII and Mk.XI.
Supermarine Spitfire LF.Mk.IXE (Czechoslovak Air Force, august 1945)
(drawing Jaroslav Velc)
© Kamil Pankuch 2004-2006
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