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High Speed Gear Unit
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High speed gear unit that acts as a component in a gas turbine test-stand drive. This product was purchased and used by the Allison Division of the General Motors Company. Original Falk caption reads, "Falk primary and secondary high speed gear units furnished for test stand service... equipment includes Falk MOS. 6-775317, 318, 319. See Engineering File for exact details." Male employee in photograph is Vilas Kading.
July 25, 1969
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Turbine Test Stand Drive
January 20, 1969
Gas turbine test stand drive that was purchased and used by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Division. Original Falk caption reads, "Two special units and ratio change elements furnished on Falk M.O. 875...
Employee at Test Stand
July 29, 1966
Ron Kudlewski, a Falk employee, attends to the test stand for large motors in the High Speed Department. This motor was later purchased and used by the Louis Allis Company. Falk caption reads, "500...
Double Reduction-Reverse Gear
August 29, 1967
View from above of double reduction-reverse gear that is a component of a gas turbine drive. This gear was purchased by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Falk caption reads, "Partially assembl...
Speed Increasers
July 16, 1968
Special speed increasers that were purchased and used by The Boeing Corporations Vertol Division. Falk caption reads, "Test stand drives for helicopter components. Two special speed increasers for ...
Special Speed Increasers
July 16, 1968
Two speed increasers that were purchased and used by The Boeing Corporation/Vertol Division. Falk caption reads, "Test stand drives for helicopter components. Two special speed increasers for Verto...
G Series Gear Couplings
March 13, 1974
View of a gear test at Falk that is done to "show parallel alignment of hubs with unequal diameters."- according to original Falk caption.
