NeF Posted May 6, 2018 Posted May 6, 2018 Can someone tell me what aircraft this engine might come from, knowing it was found next to Naxos island, Greece ?
dooom Posted May 6, 2018 Posted May 6, 2018 no picture? or maybe a Serial Number? ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL
NeF Posted May 6, 2018 Author Posted May 6, 2018 Sorry if the pictures didn't show on the first post.
NeF Posted May 6, 2018 Author Posted May 6, 2018 Sorry, my question is not what aircraft in particular it belongs to but what type of aircraft used those engines in that area.
-Flo- Posted May 6, 2018 Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) I'd say that's a bristol pegasus engine judging by the struts infront of each cylinder. Edited May 6, 2018 by -Flo-
Art-J Posted May 6, 2018 Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) I'd say that's a bristol pegasus engine judging by the struts infront of each cylinder. Mercury had these as well, though. They were both similar outside, and both are equally possible for early war Mediterranean theater of ops (Swordfishes, Blenheims, Wellingtons, Sunderlands...). Post these photos on Key Publishing forums, historical section. The chaps out there will narrow it down better than anyone could over here :D. Edited May 6, 2018 by Art-J i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10.
SUNTSAG Posted May 6, 2018 Posted May 6, 2018 It does look like it might be a Bristol Pegasus engine and I think that was used on three aircraft types. Callsign: NAKED My YouTube Channel [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
NeF Posted May 7, 2018 Author Posted May 7, 2018 Doesn't looks like a swordfish prop to me? Btw it looks like wood but it's aluminium flaking out.
AG-51_Razor Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 may be wrong but I think its a Fairey Swordfish I don't think that the Swordfish had a constant speed prop. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
dooom Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) Looks like a Bristol Pegasus to me: Could be anything from a DC2 or Wellington all the way to even some Ju52 models.... Edited May 7, 2018 by dooom ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL
NeF Posted May 7, 2018 Author Posted May 7, 2018 It does look like a pegasus bristol in some ways but what about those 3 prongs in front of the prop ?
AG-51_Razor Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 It does look like a pegasus bristol in some ways but what about those 3 prongs in front of the prop ? Those are counter weights for the constant speed prop. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Andy1966 Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 counter weights for early hi-low speed (two speed) prop pitch system on many 30s and early 40s aircraft We are Virtual Pilots, a growing International Squad of pilots, we fly Allies in WWII and Red Force in Korea and Modern combat. We are recruiting like minded people of all Nationalities and skill levels. http://virtual-pilots.com/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
thrustvector Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 indeed, but I believe we had a few here at Exeter than ran with a few mossies ( they were a secret project) they were here with spits to protect part of Portsmouth and this area, and they had changes to the props, with the outlets above it still looks swordfishy to me but its hard really to tell from the pic. there is so much stuff you find while wandering on hols eh :) to add to that maybe its too far away from here for that prop?
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