Modification scheme for the Peregrine gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\4\ B002_X 127 128-page20 | |
| Date | 9th September 1932 | |
| V 128. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from HDY. {William Hardy} C. to SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} C. to HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} HDY {William Hardy} 2/MS.9.32. PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) GEARBOX We send herewith N. scheme 3518 which shews modifications to the gearbox to enable .250 bolts to be used instead of 1.BA studs to secure the nose at the rear of the box for the support of the engine and gearbox unit. This scheme should be used in conjunction with that sent recently by DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} for the intermediate shaft for shortening the propeller shaft. HDY. {William Hardy} | ||
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).