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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).
Correspondence regarding the reliability of friction devices, synchronizing brakes, and gearbox designs.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 55\1\  Scan131
Date  31th January 1932 guessed
  
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and one feels that probably the friction devices as Wilson. & 2) Ex may prove too unreliable and the synchro.mesh in the form we have it or with epicyclic units gear trains & synchronizing brakes may prove sufficiently handy & more reliable because positive
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PS Many thanks for your letter just received. I think you are making excellent progress with the new work, P3 gearbox & carb. J3 R.{Sir Henry Royce} Penguin. I will leave designers at WW to make good progress with Bensport. which we want for next show.
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