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The Rolls-Royce Falcon is an aero engine developed in 1915. It was a smaller version of the Rolls-Royce Eagle, a liquid-cooled V-12 of 867 cu in (14.2 L) capacity. Fitted to many British World War I-era aircraft, production ceased in 1927. The Falcon was designed by R.W. Harvey-Bailey.
Contents
- Design and development
- Variants
- Applications
- Survivors
- Engines on display
- Specifications Falcon III
- General characteristics
- Components
- Performance
- References
An airworthy Falcon survives today and powers a Bristol F.2 Fighter during summer displays.
Design and development
Production of the Falcon began in September 1916 and was so successful that it was also manufactured under licence by Brazil Straker in Bristol. Production continued until 1927, by which time 2,185 had been built.
An unusual feature of this engine was the epicyclic propeller reduction gear which contained a clutch designed to limit the maximum torque, thus protecting the reduction gears.
The Falcon was notably used in the Bristol F.2 Fighter and Blackburn Kangaroo bomber.
Variants
Note:
Applications
List from Guttery and Lumsden:
Survivors
Bristol F.2B Fighter, D-8096, is based at the Shuttleworth Collection and is powered by a Falcon III, this aircraft flies regularly throughout the summer months.
Engines on display
Specifications (Falcon III)
Data from Jane's and Lumsden.