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).
Memo from a ship, proposing a test programme for Bentley carburettors to address performance issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img027 | |
| Date | 5th January 1934 | |
| GRY{Shadwell Grylls} USA See me HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Britannic 5/1/34 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} We should berth in New York Monday morning. I have been considering the snap opening up of the Bentley. I am sure that on American fuel and under winter conditions there it will be criticised, because it was already shewing up in Derby. As we have two test bed units on Bentley work, could we not devote one to this problem, in view of the fact that any results will be applicable to the SpectreCodename for Phantom III. The programme I suggest is as follows 1. 1 1/4 Carburetters. We have ascertained no loss of power with these on standard induction pipe. Get a casting made with reduced cores and make tests to see how much the bore of the pipe can be reduced before the | ||