Rolls Royce Meteor V 2 engine from a Centurion tank

"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...

Meanwhile - back at RR Meteor/Merlins.........

Apparently during the Korean war a USAF Sqn of P-51's were grounded due to
a
shortage of spare parts for their Packard Merlins.

Over the next hill was an Australian army tank battalion - equipped with
British
Centurion tanks.

The Centurions had RR Meteor engines - and if they had only had a common
parts
nomenclature/numbering system, the Aussie could have supplied the Yanks
with
parts!

It is probably an apocryphal story - and certainly exagerated, but a good
one
nonetheless.

It was not until the beginning of 1952 that the Australian Army finally
received it's first Centurion tanks. These first tanks were given to 1
Armoured Regiment.

1 Armoured Regt did not serve in Korea.

L'acrobat wrote:

"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...

Meanwhile - back at RR Meteor/Merlins.........

Apparently during the Korean war a USAF Sqn of P-51's were grounded due to
a
shortage of spare parts for their Packard Merlins.

Over the next hill was an Australian army tank battalion - equipped with
British
Centurion tanks.

The Centurions had RR Meteor engines - and if they had only had a common
parts
nomenclature/numbering system, the Aussie could have supplied the Yanks
with
parts!

It is probably an apocryphal story - and certainly exagerated, but a good
one
nonetheless.

It was not until the beginning of 1952 that the Australian Army finally
received it's first Centurion tanks. These first tanks were given to 1
Armoured Regiment.

1 Armoured Regt did not serve in Korea.

I said the story was probably apophrycal...........

Stop spoiling it with facts!

How about the Comet tank - what engine did that have - and did the Aussies use
it - and was it in Korea ??

Desperately trying to salvage a good story............

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Ken Duffey - Flanker Freak & Russian Aviation Enthusiast
Flankers Website - http://www.flankers.co.uk/
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++

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Ken Duffey wrote:
L'acrobat wrote:
"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...
The Centurions had RR Meteor engines - and if they had only had a common
parts
nomenclature/numbering system, the Aussie could have supplied the Yanks
with
parts!

It was not until the beginning of 1952 that the Australian Army finally
received it's first Centurion tanks. These first tanks were given to 1
Armoured Regiment.

How about the Comet tank - what engine did that have - and did the Aussies use
it - and was it in Korea ??

Comet had the Meteor.

--
Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group
http://users.aber.ac.uk/azb/
"Time has stopped, says the Black Lion clock
and eternity has begun" (Dylan Thomas)

"ANDREW ROBERT BREEN" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Ken Duffey wrote:
L'acrobat wrote:
"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...
The Centurions had RR Meteor engines - and if they had only had a
common
parts
nomenclature/numbering system, the Aussie could have supplied the
Yanks
with
parts!

It was not until the beginning of 1952 that the Australian Army finally
received it's first Centurion tanks. These first tanks were given to 1
Armoured Regiment.

How about the Comet tank - what engine did that have - and did the
Aussies use
it - and was it in Korea ??

Comet had the Meteor.

Australia never used the Comet

L'acrobat wrote:

"ANDREW ROBERT BREEN" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Ken Duffey wrote:
L'acrobat wrote:
"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...
The Centurions had RR Meteor engines - and if they had only had a
common
parts
nomenclature/numbering system, the Aussie could have supplied the
Yanks
with
parts!

It was not until the beginning of 1952 that the Australian Army finally
received it's first Centurion tanks. These first tanks were given to 1
Armoured Regiment.

How about the Comet tank - what engine did that have - and did the
Aussies use
it - and was it in Korea ??

Comet had the Meteor.

Australia never used the Comet

OK - some tank regiment somewhere, equipped with some tanks powered by RR Meteor
engines, were stationed in the next valley to an air force squadron of planes
powered by Packard Merlins.

If only they'd known that it was essentially the same engine - they could have
swapped parts and prevented the air force squadron from being grounded due to
lack of spares.

Will that do ??

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++
Ken Duffey - Flanker Freak & Russian Aviation Enthusiast
Flankers Website - http://www.flankers.co.uk/
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++

"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...
L'acrobat wrote:

"ANDREW ROBERT BREEN" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Ken Duffey wrote:
L'acrobat wrote:
"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...
The Centurions had RR Meteor engines - and if they had only had a
common
parts
nomenclature/numbering system, the Aussie could have supplied the
Yanks
with
parts!

It was not until the beginning of 1952 that the Australian Army
finally
received it's first Centurion tanks. These first tanks were given
to 1
Armoured Regiment.

How about the Comet tank - what engine did that have - and did the
Aussies use
it - and was it in Korea ??

Comet had the Meteor.

Australia never used the Comet

OK - some tank regiment somewhere, equipped with some tanks powered by RR
Meteor
engines, were stationed in the next valley to an air force squadron of
planes
powered by Packard Merlins.

If only they'd known that it was essentially the same engine - they could
have
swapped parts and prevented the air force squadron from being grounded due
to
lack of spares.

Will that do ??

Yes thats accurate. but somehow the story lacks the same zing...

"L'acrobat" wrote in message
...

"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...
L'acrobat wrote:

"ANDREW ROBERT BREEN" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Ken Duffey wrote:
L'acrobat wrote:
"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...
The Centurions had RR Meteor engines - and if they had only had
a
common
parts
nomenclature/numbering system, the Aussie could have supplied
the
Yanks
with
parts!

It was not until the beginning of 1952 that the Australian Army
finally
received it's first Centurion tanks. These first tanks were given
to 1
Armoured Regiment.

How about the Comet tank - what engine did that have - and did the
Aussies use
it - and was it in Korea ??

Comet had the Meteor.

Australia never used the Comet

OK - some tank regiment somewhere, equipped with some tanks powered by
RR
Meteor
engines, were stationed in the next valley to an air force squadron of
planes
powered by Packard Merlins.

If only they'd known that it was essentially the same engine - they
could
have
swapped parts and prevented the air force squadron from being grounded
due
to
lack of spares.

Will that do ??

Yes thats accurate. but somehow the story lacks the same zing...

BTW someone who owns a airworthy Merlin suggested the Meteor engine may
contain steel parts. He didn't elaborate but there was a hint that the block
may be something other than aluminum.

In article ,
Ken Duffey writes:
L'acrobat wrote:
Australia never used the Comet

OK - some tank regiment somewhere, equipped with some tanks powered by RR Meteor
engines, were stationed in the next valley to an air force squadron of planes
powered by Packard Merlins.

If only they'd known that it was essentially the same engine - they could have
swapped parts and prevented the air force squadron from being grounded due to
lack of spares.

Will that do ??

Well, now that we've got that sorted out, No, I don't think that it
would help, actually. Well, they may be able to trade Whitworth
Thread bolts, but stuff like Carburetors, and the oterh accessory
stuff would be differnt. (V1650s used Bendix-Stromberg Pressure Carbs,
IIRC, the Meteor uses an SU. The Packard has a differnt back end,
with the wheelcase for the blower on it, and a different front end
with the propeller gearbox. The airplane engine had vacuum pumps,
hydraylic pumps, and a 24V generator all hooked to the engine, and all
of those would be different. Pistons, cranks, & conrods may be
similar in dimension, but given Roll's penchant for sloppy
manufacturing tolerances and hand-fitting parts, I don't know if
Rover, who swapped Whittle Turbojet production to Rolls for the Meteor
plant, improved that particular situation.


--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster