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).
Use of a damper for mounting the Eagle 16 engine to steady movement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\4\ scan0048 | |
| Date | 16th April 1926 | |
| 48005 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to BJ. R.{Sir Henry Royce} RG.{Mr Rowledge} E3/M16.4.26. RE. EAGLE 16. ENGINE MOUNTING. X.4114 X.4550 X.8005 We have always had in view that the tail of E.16. engine, which would normally be the blower, could either be spiggotted in the bulkhead on which the engine was mounted, or could carry a damper for steadying the movement of the engine. This damper could conveniently take the same form as the reaction damper used on the Phantom engine, the triangulated arms being bolted rigidly to the blower and the friction pads being secured to the bulkhead to damp out torsional or lateral movement. As at present designed the blower might be stiff enough to carry such a damper but we should not expect it to carry any direct load. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||