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).
Reliability of wind tunnel test results for a streamlined Bentley car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161\1\ scan0043 | |
| Date | 7th November 1933 | |
| COPY To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to C. c. to L. c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} STREAMLINED BENTLEY CAR. We think the results obtained on the Streamlined Bentley justify the wind tunnel tests and show that the results obtained are reliable. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} in his memo EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}7/KT.3.8.33 made the following statement:- "By the proportionate comparison of data and facts, knowing that the standard saloon, with 92.5 HP. at the road wheels at 4150 R.P.M. will lap at 86.5 M.P.H. and show a genuine 93 M.P.H. on the road, we can expect this small and revised bodied car to lap at 95 M.P.H. and show a genuine 103 MPH. on the road." We have exactly reproduced the results anticipated. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||