Requesting new drawings for a flexible flywheel and 10 inch clutch for experimental production.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\1\ scan0091 | |
| Date | 13th January 1939 | |
| 412 To Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /NRC. {N. R. Chandler} 15/JH.13.1.39. re 50 B.V. for Exptl. Production. Flywheel & Clutch etc. Sec.6000. In order to release the above section, it will be necessary to prepare the following new drawings :- Arrgs. of Flex. flywheel with 10" Long clutch, generally similar to GCD.1065, but suitable for aluminium engine, i.e. the same friction face and disc GB.4416/7, but a new flywheel rim Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 569 which will require re-drawing with a GB. number. With regard to the pedal mechanism, we would like to include the revised scheme for which the drawing is now practically completed, but not yet detailed. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /NRC. {N. R. Chandler} | ||
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).