Changing the Peregrine crankcase depth dimension and related forthcoming drawings.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\H\April1922\ Scan10 | |
| Date | 5th April 1922 | |
| To By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Ed. {J. L. Edwards} c. to Wer. c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} (Le Canadel(Henry Royce's French residence).) ✓ ORIGINAL E2/14.5.4. 22. RE PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) CRANKCASE. x4433 Kindly note the dimensions 3¾" for the depth of the lower half of the crankcase given on the general arrangement of the Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) engine was not the latest that has been adopted for this part. We think we shall require a depth of 4" and this will be shewn on the detailed scheme of the lower half of the crankcase, which is nearly completed, and which we expect to send you shortly. We have also in hand a drawing of the cylinder head, and shall in due course make some other schemes of the cylinder block valve gear upper half of crankcase &c. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||
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