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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).
Letter from the Buick Motor Company regarding flywheel flutter and bearing width.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 124\3\  scan0281
Date  12th December 1934
  
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(8). We have not experienced any troublesome fly-wheel flutter but believe that our 40 design is about as narrow as we dare go on rear main bearing width -- without getting into this trouble.

(signed) C. A.{Mr Adams} CHAYNE
Asst. Chief Engineer
BUICK MOTOR COMPANY
  
  


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