Aerodynamic efficiency and practical issues of cycle-type wings for a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\2\ scan0006 | |
| Date | 20th July 1938 | |
| 1369 EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} , c. " A. {Mr Adams} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. " DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Dn. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} 5/KWE1.7.38. Dict.20.7.38. re- Cycle Ty. Wings - Bentley. If the wings do not turn with the wheels then we should presumably have the wheel when on full lock throwing up mud between the wing and the chassis frame. This would necessitate some suitable guards to protect that and defeat our object in getting highly efficient wings so far as wind resistance is concerned. If that is so, should we not lose in that way most, if not all, that we gain by the adoption of this type of wing ? Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||
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).