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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).
Instructing the preparation of a light type flywheel for a Continental Chassis.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 97\3\  scan0020
Date  22th June 1938
  
To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}
c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Cr.{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester}
c. to By/NT.

450c

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler}7/JH.22.62.38.

Continental Chassis 14.B.V.
Unit B.111.1.

Please prepare one flywheel of the specially light type intended for Continental chassis only, to the following drawings herewith.

GB.4416 Friction plate. 1/C 1 off.
GB.4417 Disc S/N 1 off.
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}570 Flywheel rim. S/HC 1 off.
GB.4115 bearing housing S/M 1 off.
GB.4427 Coupling bolt. S/n 12 off.
GB.4419 Dowel reg. S/M 1 off.

We also attach a copy of chart Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}571 which can be used as a guide to the correct type of flywheels for Bentley engines by reference to Figs 4 and 5.

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


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