UK1 K9370 Fairey Battle 1942 WrightField.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Graham Harrison[_2_]]

"Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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That's not your average Battle. Contra rotating props?

[Graham Sheldon]

And in USA markings?

"Graham Harrison" > wrote in message
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> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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> That's not your average Battle. Contra rotating props?

[Andrew Chaplin]

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>> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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>> That's not your average Battle. Contra rotating props?
>
> And in USA markings?

From Wikipedia: "Battle K9370 was used to test the Fairey Monarch 2,000+ hp
(1,490+ kW) aero-engine with electrically-controlled three-blade contra-
rotating propellers in 1939. According to Jane's All the World's Aircraft
1946-47, the aircraft was shipped to the U.S.A. after 86 hours test time."
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[Savageduck[_3_]]

On 2011-10-28 14:50:43 -0700, Andrew Chaplin
> said:

> "Graham Sheldon" > wrote in
> ond.com:
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>> "Graham Harrison" > wrote in
>> message ...
>>>
>>> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>> That's not your average Battle. Contra rotating props?
>>
>> And in USA markings?
>
> From Wikipedia: "Battle K9370 was used to test the Fairey Monarch 2,000+ hp
> (1,490+ kW) aero-engine with electrically-controlled three-blade contra-
> rotating propellers in 1939. According to Jane's All the World's Aircraft
> 1946-47, the aircraft was shipped to the U.S.A. after 86 hours test time."

There also seem to be a strange set of unexplained exhaust headers
protruding low on the forward fuselage.
What were those hooked up to?

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Savageduck

[John Szalay[_2_]]

Savageduck > wrote in
>>>>
>>>> That's not your average Battle. Contra rotating props?
>>>
>>> And in USA markings?
>>
>> From Wikipedia: "Battle K9370 was used to test the Fairey Monarch
>> 2,000+ hp (1,490+ kW) aero-engine with electrically-controlled
>> three-blade contra- rotating propellers in 1939. According to Jane's
>> All the World's Aircraft 1946-47, the aircraft was shipped to the
>> U.S.A. after 86 hours test time."
>
> There also seem to be a strange set of unexplained exhaust headers
> protruding low on the forward fuselage.
> What were those hooked up to?
>

Perhaps

[Richard[_8_]]

On 10/28/2011 7:52 PM, John Szalay wrote:
> > wrote in
>>>>>
>>>>> That's not your average Battle. Contra rotating props?
>>>>
>>>> And in USA markings?
>>>
>>> From Wikipedia: "Battle K9370 was used to test the Fairey Monarch
>>> 2,000+ hp (1,490+ kW) aero-engine with electrically-controlled
>>> three-blade contra- rotating propellers in 1939. According to Jane's
>>> All the World's Aircraft 1946-47, the aircraft was shipped to the
>>> U.S.A. after 86 hours test time."
>>
>> There also seem to be a strange set of unexplained exhaust headers
>> protruding low on the forward fuselage.
>> What were those hooked up to?
>>
>
> Perhaps
>
>

With the turbo charger attached to the crank case, what's the
possibility this was a two-stroke engine?

[Savageduck[_3_]]

On 2011-10-28 17:52:56 -0700, John Szalay <john.szalayATatt.net> said:

> Savageduck > wrote in
>>>>>
>>>>> That's not your average Battle. Contra rotating props?
>>>>
>>>> And in USA markings?
>>>
>>> From Wikipedia: "Battle K9370 was used to test the Fairey Monarch
>>> 2,000+ hp (1,490+ kW) aero-engine with electrically-controlled
>>> three-blade contra- rotating propellers in 1939. According to Jane's
>>> All the World's Aircraft 1946-47, the aircraft was shipped to the
>>> U.S.A. after 86 hours test time."
>>
>> There also seem to be a strange set of unexplained exhaust headers
>> protruding low on the forward fuselage.
>> What were those hooked up to?
>>
>
> Perhaps
>
>
> <image>

Thanks for that interesting bit of info. It seems that Fairy P-24
"Monarch", putting out 2000 HP, was experimental and only used on the
Battle as a test bed. Projected for use in the Tornado and the P-47,
and it never when into full production.

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Savageduck

[Savageduck[_3_]]

On 2011-10-28 19:21:48 -0700, Richard > said:

> On 10/28/2011 7:52 PM, John Szalay wrote:
>> > wrote in
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's not your average Battle. Contra rotating props?
>>>>>
>>>>> And in USA markings?
>>>>
>>>> From Wikipedia: "Battle K9370 was used to test the Fairey Monarch
>>>> 2,000+ hp (1,490+ kW) aero-engine with electrically-controlled
>>>> three-blade contra- rotating propellers in 1939. According to Jane's
>>>> All the World's Aircraft 1946-47, the aircraft was shipped to the
>>>> U.S.A. after 86 hours test time."
>>>
>>> There also seem to be a strange set of unexplained exhaust headers
>>> protruding low on the forward fuselage.
>>> What were those hooked up to?
>>>
>>
>> Perhaps
>>
>>
>
> With the turbo charger attached to the crank case, what's the
> possibility this was a two-stroke engine?

With a turbo charger on each side it looks more like an "X-24"?
Probably one V-12 on top of an inverted V-12. No wonder the P-47 ended
up with the Twin-Wasp R-2800-59.

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Savageduck