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).
Letter discussing aerodynamic improvements, mentioning fairings, streamlining, and wind tunnel exploration.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\3\ Scan200 | |
| Date | 18th November 1935 guessed | |
| essential. (ii) The open pockets for the wheels would go a long way to spoil the streamlining. Here again I realise you are up against practical difficulties. (iii) A head fairing for the driver would probably improve things. "Generally I should not care to dogmatise without exploratory wind tunnel measurements. I would suggest that deflectors, somewhat on the Townend Ring principle, might be used for lessening the drag of the open cockpit & of the wheel openings. I think you are possibly a bit too pessimistic about the fin effect of a lower tail fairing. Is there any chance of your getting a wind tunnel exploration done? It should be well worth while. Yours sincerely J.V. Meredith | ||