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).
Request to hold crankcase production for modifications and release details for alternative supercharger positions on the Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\1\ scan0125 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} x209 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/KW. 2.2.35. Alternative Supercharger Positions on the Bentley. Will you please hold up the two crankcases which you are producing for us having a better flywheel bearing, as E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} is making one or two modifications to the design which will improve this point. In the meantime will you please release the details for the alternative positions of the supercharger on the 4-bearing crankcase which we are present have, so that we can proceed with our supercharger development work. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||