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Comparison of the moment of inertia between the E.A.C. and Goshawk clutch plates.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 74\2\  scan0366
Date  1st February 1924 guessed
  
RATIO OF THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF E.A.C. & GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) CLUTCH PLATES.

Y4244
Y9480

E.A.C. CLUTCH PLATE. SECTION
Dimensions:
.20
.06
.075
.20
2.075 RAD
2.67 RAD
4.87 RAD
7.00 RAD
AXIS

GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) CLUTCH PLATE. SECTION
Dimensions:
.10
.06
.10
1.25 RAD
2.05 RAD
4.05 RAD
5.3 RAD.
AXIS OF ROTATION

I E.A.C. / I GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) = 5.6

OR - MOMENT OF INERTIA OF E.A.C. CLUTCH PLATE IS 5.6 TIMES THAT OF GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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