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).
Meeting minutes discussing engine balancing for the 'Sluggard Car' and a hill climb event at Brooklands.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\3\ Scan033 | |
| Date | 22th December 1911 | |
| Speed trials and the Sluggard Car. Contd. (12) not yet had time to go into the question of balance of this engine, owing to the pressure of work. The Committee recommended that further instructions should be issued to Mr Swetnam with reference to this matter, to the effect that the whole of the revolving mases and half the reciprocating masess should be balanced. Mr Barrington reported that instructions had been issued to Mr Swetnam with reference to the intermediate bearing and lubricating pipes, and the larger suction pipes to oil pump. 103rd Meeting Dec.22nd.11. Re Rolls-Royce Hill Climb at Brooklands. Mr Platford had not succeeded in obtaining any definite information concerning the "Daimler" which had successfully climbed this test hill. He had been in touch with "Sales", but the information they obtained was quite insufficient to be of use to us. This matter will be brought up periodically. [Handwritten in left margin: X788] [Handwritten in left margin: X488] [Handwritten in bottom right corner: TR{Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance}] | ||