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. | ||