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).
Flywheel experiments on a Bentley, concerning low inertia issues causing rattles and a request to fit a new scheme.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0145 | |
| Date | 29th January 1935 | |
| 4212 To R.H.C. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}20/KW.29.1.35. Flywheel Experiments - Bentley. Further to our experiments on flywheel vibration, we have discovered on 3-B-IV that the inertia of the disc flywheel is too little and causes bad engagement and over-run rattles. As we were to continue experimenting with the Borg & Beck clutch, will you please fit the scheme of increased inertia shown herewith on B-9 unit. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||