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).
Internal inquiry regarding the engine cooling performance of shuttered bonnets versus louvred bonnets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\3\ scan0019 | |
| Date | 31th October 1913 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (XX. 426. 18.9.13) E.P. 4985. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). U.W. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. Re Shuttered Bonnets. X 1085 A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX for D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Expt.Dept. F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM W.M. H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr.JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY Y - VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Na{Mr Nadin}/S9/LG311013. 31.10.13. Kindly let us know what you have found when using the shuttered bonnet in place of the louvred bonnet as regards cooling of the engine. As Mr.Johnson is enquiring urgently we shall be glad if you will let us know today. RECEIVED OCT 31 1913 Na.{Mr Nadin} Mr Mercer Kindly reply by 31/10/13 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||