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Griffon or Merlin? #17464062 07/28/22
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,709 Weatherford, TX sactoller OP Campfire Outfitter
OP sactoller Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,709 Weatherford, TX	I have my favorite of the two... Official member of "The Clan of Turd-like People"

Re: Griffon or Merlin? sactoller #17464071 07/28/22
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,709 Weatherford, TX sactoller OP Campfire Outfitter
OP sactoller Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,709 Weatherford, TX	And for the rarest Spit of them all! Thank you Jim Smith for keeping it in the air! Official member of "The Clan of Turd-like People"

Re: Griffon or Merlin? sactoller #17464078 07/28/22
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,534 Radcliff, Kentucky R ratsmacker Campfire Outfitter
ratsmacker Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,534 Radcliff, Kentucky	Merlin for me. I was at an airshow one morning when four Mustangs came in low, with those Merlins growling, and it just wrecked me for life. As it turns out, those four Mustangs all had aces from the 357th FG in them, Chuck Yeager, Bud Andersen, and two others who's names slip my mind at the moment. I got to meet them and have Andersen autograph his book for me. They were all nice guys, but Andersen was top notch. You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.

Re: Griffon or Merlin? sactoller #17464081 07/28/22
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,625 Base of the thumb. O old70 Campfire Regular
old70 Campfire Regular O Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,625 Base of the thumb.	I tend to lean toward the classic Merlin, but they’re both great engines. I was at Thunder over Michigan a few years ago and they had the Canadian Lancaster, two Spits, two Mustangs and a Hurricane do a flyover. 9 Merlin’s worth of engine noise. A beautiful thing. Old70

Re: Griffon or Merlin? sactoller #17464106 07/28/22
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,278 Likes: 8 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana
RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,278 Likes: 8 Ogden, Utah	If you love Spits as I do, you'll drool over these aerial photos of ALL 55 flying Spits. LINK I have a bunch of these photos saved and use them as my computer wallpaper. Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

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Re: Griffon or Merlin? sactoller #17464120 07/28/22
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,579 North Magadonia J jimone Campfire Regular
jimone Campfire Regular J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,579 North Magadonia	They had a 2 seat trainer at Owls Head when I was a kid. Drooled on it but no ride. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!

Re: Griffon or Merlin? sactoller #17464677 07/28/22
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,723 Likes: 3 ms N navlav8r Campfire Ranger
navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,723 Likes: 3 ms	Merlin… NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

Re: Griffon or Merlin? sactoller #17464802 07/28/22
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 14,250 Likes: 1 Marshall NC S simonkenton7 Campfire Outfitter
simonkenton7 Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 14,250 Likes: 1 Marshall NC	The Spitfire is one of the finest aircraft ever made. You MUST click on that link provided by Rocky. Just fantastic photos of Spitfires in flight.

Re: Griffon or Merlin? simonkenton7 #17465434 07/28/22
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 8,652 Likes: 1 Sweden jpb Campfire Outfitter
jpb Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 8,652 Likes: 1 Sweden	Originally Posted by simonkenton7 The Spitfire is one of the finest aircraft ever made. You MUST click on that link provided by Rocky. Just fantastic photos of Spitfires in flight. This! John

Re: Griffon or Merlin? sactoller #17466062 07/29/22
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,620 Likes: 1 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana
jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,620 Likes: 1 Orange Park, Florida	Oh! Those Spits made my day. On my bucket list whenever (or if) I get back to England to get a ride in that two seater. A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

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Re: Griffon or Merlin? sactoller #17466355 07/29/22
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,278 Likes: 8 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana
RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,278 Likes: 8 Ogden, Utah	Just one example from the link above... Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

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