Weight breakdown for the Peregrine II engine unit, detailing engine and gearbox components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\9\ B002_X 156 to 158-page11 | |
| Date | 1st September 1932 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} x 158 HUC12/BE80.9.32. PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) II Chisd The weight of the engine unit is as follows:- Engine which includes:- (a) Large dia. Crankshaft. (b) Induction and Exhaust Pipes. (c) Twin S.U.Carbs. (Smith's Air Cleaners). (d) Dynamo and Drive. (e) Starter Motor. Weight.......... 417 lbs. 565 Gear Box which includes:- (a) Servo and Change Speed Mech. Weight.......... 110 lbs. 115 TOTAL WEIGHT.......... 527 lbs. 680 20 547 RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production 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).