![Rolls-Royce Merlin engine cutaway on display (as fitted to the iconic P51 Mustang) [4272x2828] : r/MachinePorn Rolls-Royce Merlin engine cutaway on display (as fitted to the iconic P51 Mustang) [4272x2828] : r/MachinePorn](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8545154441_3eea10fbcc_o.jpg)
Rolls-Royce Merlin engine cutaway on display (as fitted to the iconic P51 Mustang) [4272x2828] : r/MachinePorn
Did anyone ever consider shoehorning a Napier Sabre into a P51? Given how well the P51 performed with the Merlin, I'd have loved to see how it would have handled an extra
![P-51 Mustang's Switch to Merlin Engine Made it the World-beater of World War II | Defense Media Network P-51 Mustang's Switch to Merlin Engine Made it the World-beater of World War II | Defense Media Network](https://i0.wp.com/www.defensemedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/P-51-Mustang1.jpg?ssl=1)
P-51 Mustang's Switch to Merlin Engine Made it the World-beater of World War II | Defense Media Network
![Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 Piston Aero-Engine in an RAF North-American P-51 Mustang, Stock Photo, Photo et Image Droits gérés. Photo MEV-11954667 | agefotostock Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 Piston Aero-Engine in an RAF North-American P-51 Mustang, Stock Photo, Photo et Image Droits gérés. Photo MEV-11954667 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/27fd9d809142c0a34bf4d66cc04b52b6/mev-11954667.jpg)