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Manufacturer:
Royal Aircraft Factory  Search this
Materials:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 2.5 × 9.8 × 9.8cm (1 × 3 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
Type:
PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Date:
Circa 1914
Physical Description:
A steel propeller shaft bearing consisting of two rings with 10 steel balls between the rings.
Summary:
During World War I several types of aircraft engines were designed and developed by the Royal Aircraft Factory, a government facility located in Farnborough, England, previously known as the HM Balloon Factory. The first of these was the RAF-1, development which began in 1913. It was an air-cooled V-8 engine based on the Renault V-8, but with larger cylinders. The design was improved in 1914 as the RAF-1a. A total of 2,860 RAF-1a engines were built between August 1914 and December 1918.
The RAF-1a powered the: Airco D.H.6; Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2/F.K.3; Avro 504K; Boulton & Paul P.6 and P.9; de Havilland D.H.51; and Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c/d/e, B.E.9. and S.E.5 aircraft.
Credit Line:
Gift of United Aircraft Corporation
Inventory Number:
A19640016003
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9196cfff5-4aa0-4434-8d56-e12cadb3cd85
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19640016003