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).
Pneumatic governors, engine preference for luxury coaches, and competitor intelligence.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\3\ scan0038 | |
| Date | 27th February 1939 | |
| - 3 - Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Jnr.{Charles L. Jenner}1/G.27.2.39. In regard to governors, they say the pneumatic governor is very satisfactory and rather sensitive to its setting at slow speeds. For long distances luxury coach transport, the Diesel engine is not attractive, because of the Diesel knock, the petrol engine is preferred for silence. We hear that Perkins are in trouble with crankshaft journals. A.E.C. have bought a G.M. Diesel, and are prepared to do some experiments in the way of nozzles and injector pumps. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Jnr.{Charles L. Jenner} | ||