the throaty roar of its Merlin engine is part of the Spitfire's appeal. The development and production of the Merlin was in large part down to Rolls-Royce chairman Ernest Hives. Now Derby ...

In the 1930s, Rolls-Royce had developed one of the finest pieces of engineering ever conceived: the Merlin engine. Planners knew they had something special in the supercharged V-12 engine ...

For those who don’t know, the front end of The Beast looks like it just goes and goes because it houses a huge 27-liter ...

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 ...

It was Rolls-Royce that designed, without government funding, the 27 litre V12 Merlin aircraft engine. Merlin powered Avro Lancasters and Supermarine Spitfires were instrumental in preserving the ...

Okay, forget about crate engines from car manufacturers for a minute, even the new 1000 horsepower big block from Chevrolet. If you thought ten liters was impressive, wait until you rock up to Bob ...

The best-known version, the HA-1112-M1L Buchon, made its maiden flight on March 29, 1954. Equipped with a Rolls-Royce Merlin ...

If you are thinking of travelling on British Airways or Virgin Atlantic in the coming months, you may not find it as easy as ...

To compete with the likes of Cadillac, Lincoln and Packard, Rolls-Royce had to up its game for the third generation model. In 1936, the Phantom was equipped with a V12 engine which gave an all ...

Rolls-Royce said on Friday that its F130 engine passed a U.S. Air Force Critical Design Review (CDR)–a step “clearing the way for final development, test, and production efforts to proceed and ...