Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Merlin 1D engine has achieved flight qualification, a major milestone for the next generation Merlin engine. Through a 28 test qualification program, the ...

The story of how British innovation and American production combined to create the Merlin-powered P-51 Mustang, the long-range fighter that secured air superiority over Germany in WWII.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 528673160 Michael Cole Corbis via Getty Images 2 Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was ...

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 ...