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Hi, 

 

I have a problem to position correctly the early tubular exhausts on a Spitfire MkI. Pictures and plans of the engine front view clearly indicate a noticeable angle. Have a look here for one example:

http://jn.passieux.free.fr/html/Merlin.php

 

However, scale plans of the plane including the following one show a nearly horizontal stance in comparison with the datum line:

 

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Does anyone have more precise info? To me it looks they were clearly angled! 

 

Weird! 

 

Thierry 

Posted

Thanks but from such angles it is not possible to assess for sure. I had the same problems with the pictures I looked at. Only a front view in front of the spinner could give a final reply. 

Posted
55 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said:

Given that the cylinder head banks were canted outward, and assuming the exhaust pipes were perpendicular to those, yes, a downward angle makes perfect sense.

That is what I concluded as well. However, I was puzzled when I looked at the planes plans from different sources as well as many models (but the latters are possibly based on the formers). 

Posted (edited)

These close-ups might help a bit.  Note that the center-line of the exhaust appears to be angled down slightly.

 

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From this rear angle, however, they look pretty flat.

 

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Cheers,

Chuck

Edited by chuck540z3
Posted

This is the typical problem of the bottom views! The only way to be fully sure would be a picture taken from the propeller front level. I'm also wondering if the exhausts are not slightly twisted if you compare the relative position of all exhaust holes. 

Posted

I'd say going just slightly downwards. Definitely not straight out of the holes in the engine block like in that Merlin drawing above.

Pictures from David Whitworth's Flickr:

 

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1011:G-AIST / P7308 by David Whitworth, on Flickr

 

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0180:G-AIST / P7308 by David Whitworth, on Flickr

 

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0181:G-AIST / P7308 by David Whitworth, on Flickr

 

I hope that helps a little.

 

Juraj

Posted

16013606914_66a93e9e79_b.jpg

 

They're a lot bigger than you might think!

 

I've got one of those air compressors somewhere

 

Richard

Posted

I know Jennings but this is typically what I do not see in pictures.

 

If you have a look at the drawing, you see an horizontal section going out of the fuselage sides, then a downards bend and finally the exhaust ends that are going down. I do not see that on the full scaled parts. There is just a rounded slope going from the start of the exhaust up to the tip as the last picture posted by Chuk clearly shows it.

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