Rolls-Royce Griffon
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rolls-royce-griffon-167-1788814
title:
Rolls-Royce Griffon
text:
The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a British 37-litre capacity, 60-degree V-12, liquid-cooled aero engine designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited. In keeping with company convention, the Griffon was named after a bird of prey, in this case the griffon vulture. Design work on the Griffon started in 1938 at the request of the Fleet Air Arm, for use in new aircraft designs such as the Fairey Firefly. In 1939 it was also decided that the engine could be adapted for use in the Spitfire. Development was sto
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1930s British piston aircraft engine
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Griffon
date created:
2005-03-29T15:22:02Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T17:32:45Z
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13
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