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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).
Instructing the swapping of flywheels and clutches between two engine units for experimental purposes.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 85\2\  scan0172
Date  27th April 1935
  
To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}

X212

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}5/KW.27.4.35.

Flywheel Experiments.

Will you please remove the flywheel and clutch at present fitted to B-9 unit, and fit it to Y4BB, as we want to make sure that we retain a smooth engine on more than one unit. The standard flywheel and clutch at present on Y4BB should be fitted to B-9.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}
  
  


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