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Weight comparison of Peregrine road springs from Firth and Woodhead.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 2\11\  B002_X146-page7
Date  28th December 1932
  
Y 146.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} 28.12.32.

WEIGHT OF PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) ROAD SPRINGS.

Front. Firth.................. 17¼ lbs.
Woodhead with curled ends 18¾ lbs.

Difference..Firths 1½ lbs. lighter.

Rear. Firth.................. 42¾ lbs.
Woodhead with curled ends 38¾ lbs.

Difference..Woodhead 4 lbs. lighter.

Total difference of 4 springs. - Woodhead 5 lbs
lighter.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les.
  
  
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).


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