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).
Requesting the status of drawings for the Peregrine project, regarding the flywheel, clutch, gearbox, and servo.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\8\ B001_X100 Engine Chassis-page163 | |
| Date | 31th March 1933 | |
| X4027. BY/SS.{S. Smith} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/KT.31.3.33. Will you please let us know the position of the following drawings for Peregrine. (1) Improved flywheel & clutch. (2) The extension to the gearbox which shortens the prop. shaft (3) Dashpot for the servo. There was also a scheme from W.W. showing a means of eliminating the friction on the sliding joint when it moves endwise under the engine torque. We should like to know if anything has been done with regard to detailing. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||