Letter to Rotax Motor Accessories Co., Ltd. requesting the shortening of the M.T.1.L. starter motor for the Goshawk II engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 51\5\ Scan091 | |
| Date | 26th May 1921 | |
| X.4342 R. {Sir Henry Royce} [STAMP: RECEIVED 29 MAY 1921, EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} ] Reference - DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /THR1/CB26-5-21. May 26th, 1921. Messrs Rotax Motor Accessories Co., Ltd. Rotax Works. Willesden Junction. London. N.W.10. Dear Sirs, X.4342 R Re Starter Motor for Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) ll. -------------------------------------------- We thank you for your letter of the 20th inst., reference AGBBH, and the prints enclosed therein. Referring to ours of the 10th inst., - reference DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /THR1/CB10-5-21, since writing same we find, due to the addition of a breather to the Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) engine, the M.T.1.L. motor, which is rather a long machine, fouls endwise by 1/4" approx: Will you please let us know, immediately, if you can arrange to shorten the overall length of this starter motor as shewn on our drawing - D.50043, of whichwe attach a print hereto. We also return your print of B.691 in order that you may make the necessary modifications to same. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS ROYCE LIMITED. | ||
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).