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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).
Alterations for a flexible flywheel disc for a Bentley V, including a sketch.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 99\1\  scan0093
Date  20th April 1939
  
41R also 600c

To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler}8/JH.20.4.39.

Bentley V.{VIENNA} etc.
re Flexible flywheel Disc GB.4417.

We have recently made a disc exactly similar to the above, but thinner, as sketch below, we estimate this would increase the deflection for a given load by about 50%, but since the deflection is probably not increased, the stress will be lower.

One of these thinner discs is running satisfactorily on 29.G.VI, and was made to sketch Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}584.

We suggest you have GB.4417 retraced with a new number, with the following alterations, this new part to superceed GB.4417.

.425 R

.110 (.020 LESS)
+-3

.080 (.010 LESS)
+-2

OTHERWISE AS GB-4417.

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler}
  
  


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