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).
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 clutch in order to decide which is the most suitable. We can also confirm the results on the Hawk-Northcliffe clutch on the road. We are sending to Mr. Royce samples of 4 kinds of Ferodo Clutch Fabrics. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||