Proposal to add three ventilation holes to the standard Bentley clutch casing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0302 | |
| Date | 19th November 1936 | |
| Dx. RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 212 c.E.Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Rq.RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} By E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /HDY. {William Hardy} 3/HP.19.11.36. Bentley Clutch: We send herewith a print of N.Sch. 4953 showing three large holes in the standard clutch casing for ventilation, on the lines of those provided on the Essex Terraplane. If these serve the purpose and do not cause whistling they will result in economy of cost and weight when compared with the Borg and Beck scheme. N.Sch. herewith. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /HDY. {William Hardy} Hdy {William Hardy} | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).