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Specification sheet detailing the weights of the 40/50 and Goshawk clutch and flywheel components.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 74\2\  scan0357
Date  27th February 1923
  
X4244

DETAILS OF 40/50 CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL WEIGHTS.

Wt. of Crankshaft member. 50 lbs.
" " Flywheel Member 43 lbs.
" " lined Alum. Member 13 lbs.
Approx. radius of gyration 6.5".

DETAILS OF GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL WEIGHTS.

Wt. of Flywheel portion 70 1/4 lbs.
" " Steel Ferodo plates. 12 1/4 lbs.
" " portion with toggles. 12 1/2 lbs.
Approx. radius of gyration 5 1/4".

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Handwritten notes:
Top right:
27.2.23.
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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).


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