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The decision for a raised engine mounting on the Wraith model.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 8\7\  07-page57
Date  12th January 1938
  
622.

RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 8/R.12.1.38.

RAISED ENGINE MOUNTING - WRAITH.

We have now definitely decided on the high engine mounting for Wraith.

The front engine feet would, therefore, become redundant. We should like to know whether these can be removed from the Arrangement Drawing without upsetting the Works' machining location.

Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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