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Arrangements for the exhaust nozzle and petrol tank filler for the Peregrine.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 1\8\  B001_X100 Engine Chassis-page147
Date  10th January 1933
  
W/S {Derby Works / Sales}
C. De/EV {Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
8407
BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Cgh. {W Clough} 10/G.10.1.33.
RE: PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine).
Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 1/3.1.33.
We will arrange for the rear edge of the exhaust nozzle to be flush with the rear crossmember.
In regard to the petrol tank filler, our opinion is that this is unduly high, as a matter of fact we could not reduce the height very much without running the risk of having the petrol leaking out.
BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Cgh. {W Clough}
  
  
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