The sound of the Merlin engines roaring into life, and the moment we joined the party being attended by millions.

Each was fitted with a Merlin 45 engine: 1,440 horsepower).

First production version to be equiped with the Merlin engine.

It has nine Merlin engines in its first stage.

Longer term projects under study include the much larger Merlin 2 engine.

The Merlin engine is often considered to be one of the main factors in winning the war for the Allies.

In early Merlin engines the maximum manifold (boost) pressure was +18.

They have also recently re-built a Merlin engine back down to zero flying hours from 500.

The Merlin engine was originally designed for sea recovery and reuse.

Rolls-Royce were key to the plan, and specifically production of their Merlin engine.