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).
Letter from the American branch to the London branch regarding fabric friction discs for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\2\ scan0181 | |
| Date | 5th April 1928 | |
| COPY ROLLS-ROYCE OF AMERICA INC. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. April 5th, 1928. Mr. Basil Johnson, Rolls Royce Ltd., London, England. (Attention Mr. R.W.H. Bailey) Dear Mr. Johnson: RE Fabric Friction Discs for Damping Flywheel With reference to yours of March 16th re. the above subject, we are sending to you under separate cover one half dozen woven fabric discs which are supposed to be endless and also one half dozen bakelite discs which have much less than the usual amount of bakelite in their composition. We have found these soft discs to be very satisfactory and are seriously considering their standardization. We think it would be well if Mr. Hives tested both kinds of discs and make a report as to which he considers the best from all points of view. Yours faithfully, ROLLS ROYCE OF AMERICA, INC. (Sgd) T.Nadin. TN/r.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||