Testing various clutch fabrics for the Goshawk and Hawk-Northcliffe disc clutches.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\E\November1920\ Scan78 | |
| Date | 23th November 1920 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to OO. c. to EN. c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL O.F.C C RECEIVED NOV 23 1920 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4/LG23.11.20. X.3526 RE. MATERIALS FOR DISC CLUTCHES. We are arranging to carry out tests with the various kinds of clutch fabrics on the Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) clutch in order to decide which is the most suitable. We can also confirm the results on the Hawk(Aero Engine)-Northcliffe clutch on the road. We are sending to Mr. Royce samples of 4 kinds of Ferodo Clutch Fabrics. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).