Letter discussing the performance, advantages, and potential applications of a turbo transmission.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\4\ scan0085 | |
| Date | 18th May 1939 guessed | |
| [Initial in red ink: My] BUSHY CROFT, ANSTIE LANE, COLDHARBOUR, DORKING. DORKING 73164. 7. 5. 3g. Dear Harry. Here is the 'dope' on the turbo transmission which I tried on Friday. I think it quite extraordinarily good, & cannot see any nigger i' the woodpile. The efficiency & slip figures are confirmed. It could be made much more cheaply than a clutch & gear box, & driving is foolproof (you can't even stall your engine) & acceleration better than with gears. I don't see what is to stop it spreading to almost any car eventually. For buses & things like rail-cars it ought to be A1. I tried to | ||
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).