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 discussing a multiple cylinder engine concept for aircraft wings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 147\3\ scan0183 | |
| Date | 1st January 1938 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 1247. January 1. 1938. 5, WESTERN DRIVE, GRASSENDALE, LIVERPOOL, 19. Dear Rowbotham. A very happy new year to you. Geoffrey Summers passed on your letter to him and I should like to say at once that I think it was very good of you to take the trouble to answer the suggestion of a layman like myself when your time must be fully occupied. The idea of a multiple cylinder engine on the basis of the Douglas Flat Twin water cycle engine has interested me for years, but it is only recently that I thought of its advantage if put into the wings of airplanes as opposed to the more generally used radial engine. I thought the reduced wind resistance would be of great importance. I appreciate your | ||