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Title: Mosquito VI a V-10?
Post by: MOSQ on January 08, 2011, 02:47:13 AM
This may have already been asked and answered, it's been a LONG time since I cruised the boards here.
Why does the "new" Mossie FBVI have 5 exhaust stacks on each side? I'm sure all Merlin 25's were V-12s.
Title: Re: Mosquito VI a V-10?
Post by: RTHolmes on January 08, 2011, 03:37:35 AM
Quote from: RTHolmes on April 30, 2009, 07:45:04 AM
this may be a dumb question but why 5 stubs not 6 for a V12 engine?

Quote from: Karnak on April 30, 2009, 09:42:21 AM
The sixth one couldn't be fit in due to the position of the radiator, so the last two cylinders on each side share a stub.

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(I searched for "dumb question" by RTHolmes - only 3 hits! :banana:)
Title: Re: Mosquito VI a V-10?
Post by: The Fugitive on January 08, 2011, 09:27:50 AM
Quote from: RTHolmes on January 08, 2011, 03:37:35 AM
:)


(I searched for "dumb question" by RTHolmes - only 3 hits! :banana:)

that only means that you "admitted" that 3 of them were dumb in text, we won't go into all of the others  :P
Title: Re: Mosquito VI a V-10?
Post by: RTHolmes on January 08, 2011, 04:37:43 PM
:D
Title: Re: Mosquito VI a V-10?
Post by: Scherf on January 08, 2011, 05:24:31 PM
Merlins were indeed V-12s. Most of the FB.VIs with stub exhausts however had a single stub for the rearmost two cylinders on either side. Standard explanation is that doing so reduced the risk of scorching to the leading edge, however I think Ian Thirsk's book has a slightly different explanation. Can't check it as on the road again.
Title: Re: Mosquito VI a V-10?
Post by: jolly22 on January 08, 2011, 07:09:31 PM
Quote from: The Fugitive on January 08, 2011, 09:27:50 AM
that only means that you "admitted" that 3 of them were dumb in text, we won't go into all of the others  :P

 :rofl
Title: Re: Mosquito VI a V-10?
Post by: MOSQ on January 09, 2011, 03:44:23 PM
I went back thru my books and found many examples of Mosquitos with both 5 and 6 exhaust stubs. The later versions seem to have the 6 stubs more often.
Thanks for the replies. :cheers: