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Why the Spitfire's Early Merlin Engines Nearly Melted in Combat?
The legendary Supermarine Spitfire had a critical secret: its powerful Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was dangerously prone to overheating. This piece of aviation history explores the engineering behind this Spitfire design flaw in the early Mark I models. Due to its 100% ethylene glycol coolant, the Merlin engine was vulnerable to catastrophic ...
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