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).
Letter to The Light Production Co. Ltd. regarding the increased weight of supplied pistons for a Bentley engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\2\ scan0077 | |
| Date | 17th October 1933 | |
| V236 Experimental Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}10/KT. October 17th 1933. The Light Production Co. Ltd., 60/66 Rochester Row, Westminster. London. S.W.1. For the attention of Mr.Brooks. Dear Sirs, We thank you for sending us the pistons for our Bentley engine. We find that they weigh 18 3/4 ozs. each or about 20% more than our existing pistons. We should be glad to have your reasons for such a heavy piston. We shall of course run them as they are but anticipate a marked increase in high speed roughness. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||