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The requirement for high inertia fly-wheels to ensure tractability on small range cars.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 130\3\  scan0126
Date  29th February 1940
  
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Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork}

Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 8/ML.29.2.40.

Fly-Wheels.

I think that the small range of R.R. cars will have to have high inertia fly-wheels, since one of their major assets will be tractability.

In other words, Ripple, Ripplet and Rippletto should all have total inertias of 1,690.

Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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