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).
Proposal to add three large ventilation holes to the standard Bentley clutch casing, similar to the Essex Terraplane, for economy.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0304 | |
| Date | 19th November 1936 | |
| EX. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} J212 L.e. Smith. We should try this Olm c.E.Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} By E/HDY.{William Hardy}3/HP.19.11.36. Bentley Clutch: We send herewith a print of N.Sch. 4953 showing three large holes in the standard clutch casing for ventilation, on the lines of those provided on the Essex Terraplane. If these serve the purpose and do not cause whistling they will result in economy of cost and weight when compared with the Borg and Beck scheme. E/HDY.{William Hardy} N.Sch. herewith. | ||