Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Rolls Royce told the Bf109G2 "Black 6" restoration team to not break the original DB605 crankshaft because they could not make a replacement...
Rolls Royce will not make it because of liability issues.
It is the same with propellors, if we want new Curtiss Electric blades made for the p38 or p40 we will have to go to an independent maunfacturer, as no major corporation will touch it owing to liability issues.
As for crank shafts, why do you suppose Rolls Royce is not making new crank shafts for Merlins? There are a hell of a lot of them out there. It's all liability.
Sorry folks, but liability will ground the warbirds and most likely affordable private aviation.
