Hawker Tempest Mk V NV778 and Napier Sabre engine at The Royal Air Force Museum London. #ww2 #wwii #ww2history #tempest #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Napier Sabre H24 - the engine that succeeded where the Rolls-Royce Vulture X24 did not. The output of Carbon Monoxide from the Sabre’s 24 cylinders was considerable, and the design of the Typhoon eventually necessitated that aircrew use oxygen at all times, even during ground ops. Sadly lives were lost before the CO issue was fully understood, but the Sabre was nonetheless a vital engine in UK aircraft development. At Imperial War Museum Duxford #ww2 #ww2history #napier #sabre #warbirds | Daniel

Napier Sabre H24 sleeve-valved engine and one of its most famous users, the Tempest Mk V at The Royal Air Force Museum London. #ww2 #wwii #hawker #tempest #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft