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Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited. Bristol Engine Division Parkside. Stress Department....

Catalogue reference: PA1716/5/11/2/255

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This record is a file about the Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited. Bristol Engine Division Parkside. Stress Department.... dating from 17 April 1975.

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Reference

PA1716/5/11/2/255

Title

Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited. Bristol Engine Division Parkside. Stress Department. Olympus 301 HP turbine rotor blade failures on 1570 Mod discs fitted with 1643 Mod blades

Date

17 April 1975

Description

Report PS276/75. To Jo Pemberton. In view of the failure rate of blades in the Mod.1570 thick discs compared with the original thin discs, an investigation based on dimensional checks has been made. This entailed comparing the slot dimensions of a disc which suffered a blade failure with one without failure. The results including drawings and graphs re. contained in this report

Held by
Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Language

English

Physical description

1 Item

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7eb5bc76-7c13-4597-a0ae-09e706e87917/

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Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited. Bristol Engine Division Parkside. Stress Department. Olympus 301 HP turbine rotor blade failures on 1570 Mod discs fitted with 1643 Mod blades