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).
Suggested adaptation of the Goshawk exhaust system for the 'Kite' model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\4\ Scan159 | |
| Date | 18th December 1920 | |
| X.4238 To R from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Copy to BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Copy to EFC. EFC DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/CB18-12-20. X.4238 Re "Kite" Exhaust System. ------------------------ We send herewith a print of "N" Scheme 696 shewing the suggested adaptation of the Goshawk Exhaust System which we recently sent to you of the "Kite". In this case, because there are no diagonal stays between the axle and the torque tube, the silencer can be brought much further back, and the arrangement more closely resembles the existing 40/50. If it is thought that the expansion of the long pipe would cause trouble at the joint to the manifold, it is suggested that a sliding joint might be made at the front end of the silencer, by providing a bearing for the rear end of the inlet pipe on the first baffle. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} [STAMP] EFC DEC 20 1920 RECEIVED. | ||