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).
Carburetter trials for the Phantom 27-EX and ongoing development for the Peregrine engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\10\ B001_X106 TO X 110-page105 | |
| Date | 26th May 1933 | |
| -2- Ha/Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}l/KT.26.5.33. Sales, however, have already tried two S.U.'s arranged in exactly this manner on the Phantom 27-EX and in Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}10/E.2.3.32. commented on them as follows :- "Speaking generally, we did not find that there was any "serious amount of loss of Rolls Royciness such as "poor slow running. We are persevering with the large semi-expanding R.R. carburetter for Peregrine, but whilst we expect to be able to improve the consumption, have little hope that we shall be able to augment the performance appreciably. Ha/Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} | ||