The Epicyclic gearbox was devised in 1781 (as a sun and planet gear) by James Watt for use in conjunction with his steam engines. The concept was adopted in 1902 by Sturmey and Archer for a ...
The final report into the accident involving a Bond Helicopters Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma over the North Sea two years ago has confirmed a sudden main gearbox failure caused the main rotor to ...
AMONG the last group of exhibits in the Inventions Exhibition is the new epicyclic gearing invented by Prof. F. Soddy, the main object of which is to provide for the transmission of large powers at ...