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).
Clarifying the materials and clearances for the Bentley exhaust system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\3\ scan0044 | |
| Date | 19th December 1933 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} X223 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}2O/KW19.12.33. BENTLEY EXHAUST SYSTEM. -------------------- With reference to your memo. By.2/G18.12.33, By/SS{S. Smith} has been misinformed. The down pipe, front box, intermediate pipe which goes through at first silencer, the sliding joint, are all made in Staybrite. The first silencer box is made in steel and not lagged. The clearance we gave for the sliding joint was .004" per side, minimum .008" on the dia. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.W.Hancock. | ||