THE demand for improved resistance to fatigue, high temperature and wear of the surface coating of bearings has led the Aero Division of Alvis Ltd. to use silver-plated bearing sleeves in their Leonides Major air-cooled radial engine. This engine powers certain versions of the Westland Whirlwind helicopter.
Silver-Plated Bearings for Helicopters
A Description of the Process by which the Outside Surfaces of Alvis Leon ides Engine Crankshaft Bearings are Silver Plated by Precious Metal Depositors Ltd. to give High Fatigue Resistance
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 35 , 11 ; 339
1963-11-01
1 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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