Rolls-Royce Aircraft Piston Engines
Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce produced a range of piston engine types for aircraft use in the first half of the 20th century. Production of own-design engines ceased in 1955 with the last versions of the Griffon; licensed production of Teledyne Continental Motors general aviation engines was carried out by the company in the 1960s and 1970s. Examples of Rolls-Royce aircraft piston engine types remain airworthy today with many more on public display in museums. WWI In 1915, the Rolls-Royce Eagle, Eagle, Rolls-Royce Falcon, Falcon, and Rolls-Royce Hawk, Hawk engines were developed in response to wartime needs. The Eagle was very successful, especially for bombers. It was scaled down by a factor of 5:4 to make the Falcon or by deleting one bank of its V12 cylinders to make the Hawk. The smaller engines were intended for fighter aircraft. Subsequently, it was enlarged to make the Rolls-Royce Condor, Condor which saw use in airships. Inter-war years The Rolls-Royce Kestrel, K ...
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