Testing materials for disc clutches, specifically Ferodo fabrics.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\2\ scan0306 | |
| Date | 23th November 1920 | |
| R.R. 285A (100 T) (S.H 159. 11-8-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 X3525 (crossed out) X4044 To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CK. {Mr Clark} c. to Bn. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4/LG23.11.20. X.3525. RE MATERIALS FOR DISC CLUTCHES. We are arranging to carry out tests with the various kinds of clutch fabrics on the Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) clutch in order to decide which is the most suitable. We can also confirm the results on the Hawk(Aero Engine)-Northcliffe clutch on the road. We are sending to Mr. Royce samples of 4 kinds of Ferodo Clutch Fabrics. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).