Engine sourced for 'Typhoon' restoration

[Eichhörnchen]

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/napier-sabre-engine-secured.html

The Napier Sabre engine has only ever been used as a training aid, and will be scrupulously overhauled to get the aircraft flying again.

[Nippelspanner]

And here I was wondering how anyone got their hands on a Typhoon class submarines "engine".

Too much dangerous waters.

[Catfish]

Or.. Typhoon reactors becoming unstable, looking for a replace, and then: Napier engines from 1940!
Now we know why the Kuznetzov test bed generates those cloud smokes... :O:

Seriously, this was interesting. And never knew they still used sleeve valves at that time. Nice engine :up:

[Fubar2Niner]

Sure hope I'm still around to see that beauty in the air, 2024 is a long way off :yep:

[Commander Wallace]

Great read. I'm guessing it's cost prohibitive to reproduce the Napier Sabre IIa aero engine. The again, without other Hawker Typhoon's , there is probably no point to it anyhow. I'm sure that's opened the door to marketing plans for reproduction aircraft, both full scale and 2/3 size and other derivatives.