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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).
Blueprint showing the Peregrine brake layout and specifications.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 179b\2\  img199
Date  3rd December 1932
  
PEREGRINE BRAKE LAYOUT 3 PER II
BRAKE CLEARANCE .312 HERE.
.925 CAM.
3.500
2.000
1.625
PILOT SHOE SET AT .0075
19.150
5.250
1.425
1.230
1.875
6.5
3.875
SWINGING ARM TO BE ABLE TO MOVE 20° BACKWARDS.
40° SERVO CAMS.
1.625
1.5
SERVO LINING RAD. 13
.925 CAM.
3.140
3.000
3.400
2.500
4.800
BRAKE CLEARANCE .500 HERE
PILOT SHOE SET AT .0075
BRAKE ROPES ADJUSTED WITH NO SLACK BY SHORTENING.
BRAKE UNITS. 377 DIRECT + 400 S TO FRONT + 220 S TO REAR
APPROX. VALUE OF S WITH 40° CAMS = 2.2
% FRONT BRAKING = 50.5
SERVO OUTPUT WITH 45° CAMS SHOULD BE AT LEAST 425 LBS. FOR INPUT OF 350 LBS.
  
  


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