New camshaft design for the Peregrine engine with reduced overlap.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\10\ B001_X106 TO X 110-page060 | |
| Date | 8th October 1932 | |
| X.107. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} --- c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} --- E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} 1/HP.8.10.32. re Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) Camshaft. -------------------- We wish to try another camshaft with [s]the[/s] reduced overlap. The cam forms will be made to LeC.3223, but the angle between the cams will be 107°. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} ✓ [Diagram] EX 224° 224° IN 41° 37° 3° 7° ANGLE BETWEEN CAMS 107° TIMING WITH .020 CLEARANCE | ||
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).