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).
Summary of the positive experience with centrifugal blowers (superchargers) on cars like the Bentley, predicting their future standardization.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\1\ scan0091 | |
| Date | 16th December 1934 | |
| SUMMARY. Our experience so far has made us very enthusiastic about the centrifugal blower for a car such as the Bentley where performance is a primary consideration. To take full advantage of a blower of course an 8 or 12 cylinder engine is needed. We feel that this type of supercharger is likely to be standardised on quite a number of cars in twelve months' time, and will put their performance out of reach of the naturally aspirated automobile, without introducing any of those unpleasant features which are usually associated with such characteristics. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||