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915:Pennine
905:Kestrel
895:Griffon
890:Goshawk
850:Buzzard
789:article
785:a 1947
409:Height:
397:Length:
181:big end
154:Griffon
144:boost.
136:(2,387
116:(2,807
110:H-block
1419:RB.193
1359:RB.162
1231:Nimbus
1152:RB.193
1142:RB.175
1121:Medway
1110:Conway
1077:Thames
1057:RB.162
1052:RB.145
1047:RB.108
1042:RB.106
966:Type R
961:Type F
956:Type G
951:Type H
910:Merlin
885:Falcon
855:Condor
787:Flight
745:
730:
716:
457:petrol
455:octane
403:Width:
380:Stroke
364:H-type
282:6.5:1.
221:pump.
211:Merlin
28:Eagle
1464:RB508
1459:RB410
1454:RB235
1449:RB220
1444:RB211
1439:RB203
1434:RB207
1429:RB202
1424:RB199
1414:RB183
1409:RB181
1404:RB178
1399:RB177
1394:RB176
1389:RB175
1384:RB174
1379:RB172
1369:RB168
1364:RB163
1354:RB153
1349:RB146
1344:RB145
1339:RB142
1334:RB141
1329:RB140
1324:RB109
1319:RB108
1314:RB106
1241:Tweed
1236:Trent
1226:Gnome
1211:Clyde
1179:RB235
1174:RB220
1169:RB211
1164:RB202
1158:RB199
1147:RB178
1131:RB153
1105:Adour
1082:Viper
1062:RB176
988:Larch
860:Crecy
777:VR137
587:Notes
360:Type:
326:VR137
324:TF1,
304:Derby
114:litre
51:Type
1607:and
1309:RB93
1304:RB82
1299:RB80
1294:RB53
1289:RB50
1284:RB44
1279:RB41
1274:RB39
1269:RB37
1264:RB23
1246:Tyne
1216:Dart
1184:Spey
1115:M45H
1067:Soar
1021:Nene
1011:Avon
946:PV12
900:Hawk
743:ISBN
728:ISBN
714:ISBN
627:link
613:2017
371:Bore
253:and
251:Dart
245:and
205:and
169:X-24
100:The
1221:Gem
1072:Tay
925:"R"
880:Exe
510:7:1
142:psi
1624::
708:.
635:^
623:}}
619:{{
332:,
138:kW
120:)
108:,
46:.
1506::
1201:/
1032:)
816:e
809:t
802:v
734:.
629:)
615:.
517::
508::
499::
473::
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434::
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373::
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