The iconic status of the Second World War Spitfire fighter was powered by successive improvements by Rolls-Royce to its Merlin engine There are few aircraft that are as iconic as the Spitfire. Often ...

The Spitfire itself was the brainchild of Reginald Mitchell, whose revolutionary elliptical wing design made it the most ...

Historians have been celebrating the life of former Rolls-Royce chairman Ernest Hives. Mr Hives was instrumental in the decision by the company to manufacture Merlin engines during World War Two. The ...

Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was fitted to many of the most significant warplanes of the Second World War—from the Spitfire and Hurricane to the Lancaster. The engine’s ...

The evocative sound of a Merlin engine will be heard across Derby next weekend as an iconic British aircraft flies over the city. A Spitfire from the RAF's Battle of Britain memorial fleet will swoop ...

One of the unsung heroes of World War Two's battle for air supremacy is being remembered, 80 years after the Spitfire entered service. Alongside the sleek design, the throaty roar of its Merlin engine ...

On a bright spring morning in 1940, the Royal Air Force pilot was in the fight of his life. Strapped into his brand new Supermarine Spitfire, he was locked in mortal combat with a Luftwaffe pilot over ...

For most people, an engine just gets us from A to B - and drinks expensive petrol. But one, the Rolls-Royce Merlin, may have been the difference between freedom and tyranny. Such is its lasting impact ...

If there's one thing more satisfying than a Rolls-Royce car, it's a Rolls-Royce engine. A Merlin engine, specifically, of the sort that once powered Spitfires, Hawker Hurricanes and all manner of ...

The Silver Spitfire showcased the deep, aggressive sound of the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine during its display. Compared to the Merlin, the Griffon delivers a heavier, more forceful engine note that ...

Even nowadays, it is impossible for anyone who knows a bit of military aviation history to not recognize the famous Supermarine Spitfire from WWII, the aircraft that fought in the Battle of Britain, ...

A World War Two fighter plane not flown since 2021 will soon take to the skies once again. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) confirmed on social media its Spitfire PM631 had been cleared ...