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).
Trial of a propeller shaft damper on a Bentley, inspired by a Studebaker part.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\3\ scan0091 | |
| Date | 7th June 1937 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} 237 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}10/AP.7.6.37 PROPELLER SHAFT DAMPERS. We hand you herewith a damper removed from a Studebaker car. We should like to try a propeller shaft damper on a Bentley made on similar lines. We attach to this memo a very rough sketch showing this also showing an even simpler form in which no friction is provided. We should be glad if you will put in hand one each of these as soon as possible. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||