Sabre III 24 cylinder engine.

[Jukka]

I just realized that Napier Sabre is almost 20 cm shorter than Merlin engine...and 37 litre volume.

https://www.reddit.com/r/EnginePorn/comments/5rc008/the_h24_napier_sabre_the_later_models_of_this/

This is an ultimate engine....any of those available ?

5500 hp

[GRNDP51]

Re: Sabre III 24 cylinder engine.

I just realized that Napier Sabre is almost 20 cm shorter than Merlin engine...and 37 litre volume.

https://www.reddit.com/r/EnginePorn/comments/5rc008/the_h24_napier_sabre_the_later_models_of_this/

This is an ultimate engine....any of those available ?

5500 hp

Available yes, accessible to put into something besides an airworthy Tempest? No.

[Jukka]

Re: Sabre III 24 cylinder engine.

Could they be reproduced ? For air racing ?

[GRNDP51]

Re: Sabre III 24 cylinder engine.

Could they be reproduced ? For air racing ?

As with anything, if you have that sort of money it’s not impossible. It would probably be upwards of millions to overhaul/reproduce a Sabre, and then fit it into an air racer fuselage (it’s not like putting a Griffon on a Mustang or a 3350 on a Bearcat/Fury), and then on top of that there’s zero development of the Sabre in racing so the time it would take to potentially make it a potent combo for racing is years and millions of dollars in trial and error. It’s an awesome engine, but I will be happy enough to see it on a flying Typhoon or Tempest

[Jukka]

Re: Sabre III 24 cylinder engine.

I recall Sam Bousfield and Eric Ahlstrom sorta run into a wall...as they couldn't find an engine for the Dart racer.

If the air racing sorta took advantage of the new materials and aerodynamics...the planes could go 1000 km/h....with purpose build new engines ( let's say Chevrolet, Ferrari and Mercedes got interested...etc ).

If the track was also interesting to watch...like in Star Wars pod racers....( not quite )....it could make a difference.

[IcePaq]

Re: Sabre III 24 cylinder engine.

It would be cheapest to develop the HS-7 radial.