Each of the dozen Aeroboats to be built will pack a reconditioned, marinized, fuel-injected Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engine – the same 27-liter powerplant that propelled the Spitfire. With 1,100 ...

The UK’s RAF has confirmed that its historic Hurricane and Spitfire warbirds will return to airshow flying duties in 2025 ...

The Spitfire was outfitted with a powerhouse engine: a Rolls-Royce Merlin, 27-liter, V-12 piston engine. In later versions, the Merlin could produce up to 2,000 horsepower. With a two-stage ...

In the 1930s, Rolls-Royce had developed one of the finest pieces of engineering ever conceived: the Merlin ... V-12 engine, which would go on to power fighters such as the Supermarine Spitfire ...

In aircraft powered by the legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, including the Supermarine Spitfire, pilots could obtain a burst of additional power by pushing a switch on the throttle quadrant.' ...

Rolls-Royce’s new Black Badge Spectre has become ... which harks back to a special switch on the throttle of a Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane. With it, pilots could unlock an extra burst ...