Rolls-Royce Eagle 22
by Barry Hares
The main details of the full-size engine are as follows: Type of engine: Geared, pressure liquid cooled, flat H, sleeve valve engine with two-speed, two-stage liquid cooled supercharger, driving contra-rotating propellers through reduction gearing. For a 1/5th-size engine, this gave a total capacity of 22.53 in³ (370 cc). More than 8,000 hours were spent in the construction. |
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| Nearly Complete | Crankshafts | Cranks, Rods | Rod Clearance | Crank Drive End | Rods, Pistons | Case, Cranks, Rods | Case, Cranks, Rods | Case, Cranks, Rods |
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| Case, Cranks, Rods | Case Front, Crank Phasing Gears | Case Rear | Case Rear | Cylinders Blocks, Sleeves, Junk Heads | Assembled Cylinder Bank | Assembled Cylinder Bank | Sleeve Drive Detail | Sleeve Drive Detail |
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| Sleeve Drive Crank, Gear | Oil Pump | Fuel Injection Pump | Fuel Injection Pump | Intercooler Pump | Main Coolant Pump | Sump Components | Assembled Sump | Propeller Shafts |
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| Prop Reduction Gears | Prop Reduction Gears | Prop Reduction Gears | Prop Constant Speed Unit | Auxiliary and Constant Speed Drive | Aux Drive Unit | Aux Drive Unit | Port Supercharger Clutch | Supercharger Drive |
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| Supercharger Drive Clutches | Supercharger Drive | Supercharger Drive | Impeller Housings | Impeller Housings | Impellers | Impeller | Impeller | Induction Air Intake |
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| Induction Air Intake | Aftercooler | Magneto | Magneto | Magneto | Magneto | Magneto | Spark Plug, Lead | Connector Detail |
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| Propeller Hub | Eagle 22 | Eagle 22 | Eagle 22 | Eagle 22 | Ignition Leads | Cylinder Assembly Jig | Eagle 22 Trial Fit | Eagle 22 |
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