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).
Design and prototyping of a sheet metal brake drum cooling fan for a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\1\ scan0051 | |
| Date | 20th February 1936 | |
| MARTINDALE x206 SR. C.c. to Mr. H.S. HEW. to/H.S. C/HDY.{William Hardy}1/HP.20.2.36. Brake Drum Fan -- Bentley. We send herewith L.Sch.4786 which shows a sheet metal fan for increasing the cooling of the front and rear brake drums on this car. A set of fans should be made by hand and tried before anything is done in the way of dies, as there may be alterations to the shape to be made before commencing production. E/HDY.{William Hardy} | ||