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).
Reminder requesting reports on experiments with Ferodo bonnet brake material and woven asbestos exhaust lagging.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 36\3\ scan 012 | |
| Date | 20th May 1919 | |
| R.R. 336 a (200 T) (S.F. 103; 25-10-18) O.{Mr Oldham} 2244. EH. from BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} BTC X.3003 BY8/P20.5.19. RE OUTSTANDING EXPERIMENTS ON CHASSIS. We would like to remind you that we are awaiting your reports on the following material submitted:- (1) Ferodo Material for Bonnet Brakes, known as Bonrest. X.3440 (2) An improved variety of woven asbestos cord for lagging the down take of the Exhaust Pipe and also the Swan-Neck at the rear end of the Exhaust Box. X.3003 Some information on the above subjects will help us materially in settling up these points - at present we are carrying on with the old material. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||