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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 to a Wing Commander requesting wind tunnel research on models of a new Bentley car.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 160\2\  scan0124
Date  22th June 1933
  
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Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}12/KT. June 22nd 1933.

Wing Commander F.P.Don,
C.U. Air Squadron,
Fen Causeway,
Cambridge.

Dear Wing Commander,

I wonder whether any member of the Squadron would like to do a little wind tunnel research work on models of our new Bentley car? We have had these models in the tunnel at Vickers for measurements of drag with various types of wings etc. and should be only too glad to lend the Squadron the models if someone would send us the results of efforts at improving the streamlining such as by plasticine additions or subtractions.

Here of course we have no facility for such experiments. If you think anything of the idea, I would come over and see you when you are back in Cambridge.

I hope you beat the record for flying time at camp. Is it at Netheravon again this year?

Yours sincerely,
  
  


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