The adjusted distributor governor characteristics for a Bentley 'Corniche' No.10 Unit.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\3\ img204 | |
| Date | 14th June 1939 | |
| To Ry. c. to Ry/RD. c. to Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} c. to Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /IMW. {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} 6119 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /RC. {R. Childs} 15/JH.14.6.39. re Bentley 'CornicheBentley streamlineExperimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.Ed precursor to R Type Continental, never produced' (14.B.V). W.111 No.10 Unit. With reference to Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} 1/MH. {M. Huckerby} 10.6.39. we have now adjusted the distributor governor to give the following characteristic :- Distributor rpm. 250. 500. 750. 1,000 1,250 1,500 1,750 Distributor advance. 1° 3° 5° 6½° 8° 10° 11½° Full range 12°, limits to within ½° either side. Governor curve and spring data attached. RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /RC. {R. Childs} | ||
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).