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Specifications and suitability of a Goshawk dynamo for a chassis.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\L\2Jan1924-March1924\  Scan32
Date  11th February 1924
  
To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer}

ORIGINAL
SECRET.

EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} 1/LG11.2.24.

X.4383 - GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) DYNAMO FOR EAC. CHASSIS.

In confirmation of our telegram answering yours.
The cutting-in speed and maximum ampere out-put on the Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) machine are 660 R.P.M. and 9 amperes, and similar quantities for the standard Lucas machine are 710 R.P.M. and 11 amperes. These are both for the fully <strikethrough>hot</strikethrough> condition known by us as, engine<handwritten>^hot</handwritten> condition.

We do not think that the Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) machine on a 40/50 HP. is a really satisfactory proposition, though no doubt it would be satisfactory in a majority of cases, the margin of out-put is insufficient to cover the extreme cases.

EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer}
  
  
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