mrhenniger wrote:
They were not about to take on the expense of the necessary over haul of the Bristol Hercules sleeve valve engines. I think the reporter exagerated as often happens. They probably have some fancy light show planned or something similar.
Mike
You're probably right... the idea of 4 Hercules (I had mistakenly said Mercury... I was just looking at some info on the CWH's Lysander, had Mercury foremost in my mind) engines being run up in the confines of the new RCAF museum seemed a bit "off" to say the least. If it's extremely difficult to get one working Centaurus sleeve valve engine mated to a Sea Fury it'd be next to impossible to get 4 working Hercules engines mated to a Halifax.
Thanks, Goshikisen.