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).
Investigation into a spring drive suggestion for an 8-cylinder C.I. engine, concluding the scheme is not worth drawing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\1\ scan0106 | |
| Date | 17th February 1939 | |
| 1116. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}8/G.17.2.39. 8 CYLINDER - SPRING DRIVE. Referring to Ald{F. Allwood - Experimental Design}'s suggestion for a spring drive for the C.I. engine, in which the flexibility is obtained by the axial sliding of the crankshaft pinion, being suspicious of it, we asked Mr. Bower to investigate. Attached are his remarks. The mass of the crankshaft pinion is a fundamental drawback. We think the scheme is not worth drawing. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||