Inneall nua le haghaidh LeanĂșint sĂ©idire BENTLEY
Seoladh an t-inneall don chĂ©ad charr sa tsraith LeanĂșna Blower Bentley Mulliner ar leaba tĂĄstĂĄla a ullmhaĂodh go speisialta ag Bentley's Crewe.
Is Ă© atĂĄ sa tSraith LeanĂșnach sĂ©idire nĂĄ sraith de 12 caitheamh aimsire nuathĂłgtha ar cheann de na Bentleys is cĂĄiliĂșla riamh, an "SĂ©idire" sĂĄr-mhuirearaithe 4Âœ-lĂtear a tĂłgadh le haghaidh rĂĄsaĂochta ag Sir Tim Birkin go dĂ©anach sna 1920idĂ. TĂĄ na 12 ghluaisteĂĄn seo, a dhĂ©anann suas an chĂ©ad sraith seicheamh rĂ©amhchogaidh ar domhan, rĂ©amhdhĂolta le bailitheoirĂ agus dĂograiseoirĂ Bentley ar fud an domhain.
Nuair a bhĂonn frĂ©amhshamhail innealtĂłireachta an tionscadail - Car Zero - ĂĄ fhorbairt cheana fĂ©in, rinne Bentley Mulliner an chĂ©ad inneall a athchruthĂș le tacaĂocht shaineolach Ăł speisialtĂłirĂ. Agus an t-inneall ĂĄ thĂłgĂĄil, chuir grĂșpa innealtĂłirĂ Bentley tĂșs le hobair ar cheann de cheithre leaba tĂĄstĂĄla forbartha innill a ullmhĂș ag ceanncheathrĂș Bentley i Crewe chun an t-inneall a fhĂĄil. TĂĄ an rig tĂĄstĂĄla innill lonnaithe ag Bentley Ăł tĂłgadh an glĂ©asra i 1938, agus baineadh ĂșsĂĄid as na seomraĂ ar dtĂșs chun innill aerĂĄrthaĂ Merlin V12 a rinne an glĂ©asra a reĂĄchtĂĄil agus a thĂĄstĂĄil cumhachta a rinne an glĂ©asra le haghaidh trodaithe Spitfire agus HairicĂn an Dara Cogadh Domhanda.
Is Ă©ard a bhĂ i gceist le hullmhĂș an bhinse tĂĄstĂĄla nĂĄ macasamhail den chassis sĂ©idire tosaigh a dhĂ©anamh chun an t-inneall a fheistiĂș, a dâfhĂ©adfaĂ a chur ansin ar dhinimimĂ©adar innill rialaithe rĂomhaire. ScrĂobhadh agus tĂĄstĂĄladh leagan nua de bhogearraĂ tomhais agus rialaithe innill, rud a thug deis dâinnealtĂłirĂ Bentley monatĂłireacht agus rith a dhĂ©anamh ar an inneall go paraimĂ©adair bheachta. Toisc go bhfuil difrĂocht shuntasach idir tarchur SĂ©idire Ăł thaobh mĂ©ide agus cruth Ăł innill Bentley an lae inniu, ĂșsĂĄideadh roinnt binsĂ tĂĄstĂĄla Merlin bunaidh, a choimeĂĄdtar fĂłs ag Bentley, chun an binse tĂĄstĂĄla a oiriĂșnĂș chun na hinnill speisialta seo a fheistiĂș.
Nuair a suiteĂĄladh an t-inneall go hiomlĂĄn, tharla an chĂ©ad tĂșs coicĂs Ăł shin, agus tĂĄ an chĂ©ad inneall anois ag dul trĂ sceideal ĂĄirithe briseadh isteach sula ndĂ©antar tĂĄstĂĄil air ag lĂĄnchumhacht. DĂ©anfar tĂĄstĂĄil ar na hinnill thar thimthriall 20 uair, ag mĂ©adĂș de rĂ©ir a chĂ©ile luas an innill agus na dĂĄlaĂ ualaigh Ăł dhĂomhaoin go 3500 rpm. Tar Ă©is gach inneall a rith isteach go hiomlĂĄn, tomhaisfear cuar cumhachta ualaigh iomlĂĄin.
Agus an binse tĂĄstĂĄla ar bun, beidh an chĂ©ad chĂ©im eile don inneall Car Zero fĂor-iontaofacht. Nuair a bheidh an carr crĂochnaithe, seolfaidh sĂ© clĂĄr tĂĄstĂĄlacha rian, seisiĂșin a reĂĄchtĂĄil a mhĂ©adĂłidh fad agus luas de rĂ©ir a chĂ©ile, feidhmiĂșlacht tĂĄstĂĄla agus iontaofacht faoi choinnĂollacha nĂos dĂșshlĂĄnaĂ. TĂĄ an clĂĄr tĂĄstĂĄla deartha chun coibhĂ©is 35 cilimĂ©adar de 000 cilimĂ©adar de thiomĂĄint rian a bhaint amach, agus samhlaĂonn sĂ© slĂłgaĂ cĂĄiliĂșla mar Beijing-PĂĄras agus an Mille Miglia.
Inneall rĂł-mhuirear 4Âœ lĂtear
Is macasamhla beachta iad na hinnill sĂ©idire nua-chruthaithe de na hinnill a rinne rĂĄsaĂocht ar na ceithre Fhoireann Blower Tim Birkin a rĂĄsaĂodh ag deireadh na 1920idĂ, lena n-ĂĄirĂtear ĂșsĂĄid mhaignĂ©isiam sa chĂĄs an chromĂĄin.
Thosaigh an t-inneall sĂ©idire mar inneall 4Âœ lĂtear asĂșite nĂĄdĂșrtha deartha ag V.O. Bentley. CosĂșil leis an Bentley 3-lĂtear roimhe, chomhcheangail an 4Âœ-lĂtear an teicneolaĂocht aon-innill is dĂ©anaĂ den lĂĄ - camshaft singil lastuas, adhaint dhĂĄ sprĂ©ach, ceithre chomhla in aghaidh an tsorcĂłra agus, ar ndĂłigh, na loinĂ alĂșmanaim sĂĄrscĂ©alta atĂĄ ag Bentley anois. D'fhorbair an leagan rĂĄsaĂochta den inneall WO 4Âœ-lĂtear thart ar 130 hp, ach theastaigh nĂos mĂł Ăł Bentley Boy Sir Tim Birkin. Chuir WO bĂ©im i gcĂłnaĂ ar iontaofacht agus ar mhionchoigeartĂș ar chumhacht fĂłrsa, agus mar sin ba Ă© an rĂ©iteach a bhĂ aige ar nĂos mĂł cumhachta a fhĂĄil nĂĄ cumhacht an innill a mhĂ©adĂș. BhĂ plean eile ag Birkin - bhĂ sĂ© ag iarraidh 4Âœ a athlĂłdĂĄil, agus rinne an smaoineamh seo, de rĂ©ir WO, "scrios" a dhearadh.
Le tacaĂocht airgeadais Ăłna airgeadaĂ saibhre Dorothy Paget agus scileanna teicniĂșla Clive Gallop, choimisiĂșnaigh Birkin speisialtĂłir sĂĄr-luchtaithe Amherst Villiers chun sĂĄrmhuirear a thĂłgĂĄil don 4Âœ. SuiteĂĄladh formhuirear de chineĂĄl Roots - ar a dtugtar supercharger go coitianta - os comhair an innill agus an radaitheora, agus tiomĂĄinte Ă© go dĂreach Ăłn gcromĂĄn. I measc na modhnuithe inmheĂĄnacha ar an inneall bhĂ cromĂĄn nua, nĂos lĂĄidre, slata ceangail threisithe, agus cĂłras ola athraithe.
I stĂl rĂĄsaĂochta, bhĂ an t-inneall Birkin 4Âœ-lĂtear sĂĄrluchtaithe cumhachtach, ag tĂĄirgeadh thart ar 240 hp. Mar sin, bhĂ an "Blower Bentley" thar a bheith tapa, ach, mar a thuar WO, beagĂĄn leochaileach freisin. BhĂ rĂłl ag na SĂ©idirĂ i stair Bentley, lena n-ĂĄirĂtear cuidiĂș le bua supercharged Bentley Speed ââââSix a dhaingniĂș ag Le Mans i 1930, ach sa 12 rĂĄs a chuaigh na SĂ©idirĂ isteach, nĂor aimsĂodh bua riamh.