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).
Query about fitting a Lorraine-style carburetter and induction system to a 40/50 lightweight engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66a\1\ scan0148 | |
| Date | 11th November 1926 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} 48080 R2/M11.11.26. LORRAINE AND 40/50. X.3588 X.8080 X.8230 Can we not put on our 40/50 lightweight engine a carburetter and induction system like the Lorraine - i.e. 2 triple diffuser Zeniths of about twice the area of the Lorraine? R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||