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elansprint72 · 06/25/06, 10:52 AM

Glad you brought this one out again William, it is one of your best although I still think an extra half-stop would give just that bit more dof to bring in the peak of the "B".

Bentley certainly did sell aero-engines to the RNAS (and others), he was one of the first to really develop the alluminium piston, at that time aero-engines had iron pistons- obviously very heavy and with the extra strains of combat, very prone to failure. They were rapidly running out of fliers and by toting his designs around the engine manufacturers he eventually (after a great deal of in-fighting) obtained a contract to produce a modified Gwynne engine, which developed into the BR1 and BR2 (BR = Bentley Radial). He got next to nothing in terms of money for this at the end of hostilities.
He did not make a fortune in the motor business either, the firm shut down in '31 after Barnato pulled the financial plug.

Look forward to meeting many new motoring friends on the expanded forum.

Cheers,
Pete.

06/25/06, 10:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
elansprint72 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 08/27/05 Location: Utterly, Up North. Posts: 6,914	Re: Bentley Mascot Glad you brought this one out again William, it is one of your best although I still think an extra half-stop would give just that bit more dof to bring in the peak of the "B". Bentley certainly did sell aero-engines to the RNAS (and others), he was one of the first to really develop the alluminium piston, at that time aero-engines had iron pistons- obviously very heavy and with the extra strains of combat, very prone to failure. They were rapidly running out of fliers and by toting his designs around the engine manufacturers he eventually (after a great deal of in-fighting) obtained a contract to produce a modified Gwynne engine, which developed into the BR1 and BR2 (BR = Bentley Radial). He got next to nothing in terms of money for this at the end of hostilities. He did not make a fortune in the motor business either, the firm shut down in '31 after Barnato pulled the financial plug. Look forward to meeting many new motoring friends on the expanded forum. Cheers, Pete.