Belgian Merlin-powered Aircraft?

[dogsbody]

While looking through the Belgian Wings website, again, ( https://www.belgian-wings.be/nieuwe-paginamilitary-aircraft-1909 ), I noticed that the Fairey Battles and Hawker Hurricanes have 6 individual exhaust pipes. If you look at the shadows of the pipes below the exhausts, you will see what I mean.

All the Battles have this, but only a few of the Hurricanes.

 

https://www.belgian-wings.be/fairey-battle-i

 

https://www.belgian-wings.be/hawker-hurricane-i

 

 

Does anyone have any information on this modification? I've never read anything that mentioned it.

 

 

 

Chris

[2996 Victor]

For some reason I thought the Aeronautique Militaire Battles were licence-built in Belgium and that the exhausts were a local design, but seemingly not. Apparently, they had longer cowlings, though how that worked I don't know. 

 

Cheers, 

Mark 

[Troy Smith]

12 hours ago, dogsbody said:

I've never read anything that mentioned it.

 

It has been mentioned on here before occasionally, but not with any conclusion.

Best guess is they are Belgian made replacements, exhaust pipes burn out and they made aircraft under licence so the facilities were there.

HTH 

 

[alt-92]

On 3/10/2024 at 2:28 AM, 2996 Victor said:

Apparently, they had longer cowlings, though how that worked I don't know.

Radiator housing/bottom cowling actually, so it might not be quite as noticable.

[2996 Victor]

1 minute ago, alt-92 said:

Radiator housing/bottom cowling actually, so it might not be quite as noticable.

Thanks - that makes much more sense!