Firing Up A Supermarine Spitfire's Merlin V12

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Máté Petrány
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There are two airworthy Supermarine Spitfire Tr.9s based in Goodwood, MJ627 and SM520. Here's the latter one firing up its 1,650 cubic inch V12 for your acoustic pleasure.

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The Boultbee Flight Academy's Spitfire is actually powered by a Packard V-1650-7 engine today, a license-built version of the Rolls-Royce Merlin producing around 1,350 horsepower that was used mainly in the P-51D Mustang.

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As you can see, it works equally well in a Spitfire.

Fuel injection is for pussies.