UK1 K9370 Fairey Battle 1942 WrightField.jpg

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

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?

"Graham Sheldon" wrote in
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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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On 2011-10-28 14:50:43 -0700, Andrew Chaplin
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"Graham Sheldon" wrote in
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"Graham Harrison" wrote in
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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."

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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Regards,

Savageduck

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

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?

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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Regards,

Savageduck

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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Regards,

Savageduck