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Racing engine crankcases and the performance of the 1-G-1 engine type.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 25\3\  Scan283
Date  11th November 1927 guessed
  
contd :-

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We have evidence that racing people do support this view. The latest 1500 c.c. racing engine designed by Thomas and at present being used by Purdy on the track, has a cast iron crankcase.

The T.T. Vauxhall favoured the 1-G-1 type of crankcase.

Now that we have proved that the 1-G-1 type of spring drive does not eliminate the main period, we have nothing but the crankcase to account for the behaviour of 1-G-1. It will be remembered that we have the greatest difficulty in detecting periods on this engine even with the damper removed.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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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