Investigation into a complaint that the Wraith II gearbox cannot be removed due to a temporary, oversized propeller shaft being fitted.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\11\ 11-page062 | |
| Date | 5th February 1937 | |
| Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 628. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /HDY. {William Hardy} /HP.5.2.37. Wraith II Gearbox. We have investigated the complaint that the gearbox cannot be removed without removing the extension and find that the temporary propeller shaft is the cause. The Hardy Spicer shaft not being ready, a standard Mechanics type shaft was fitted, and this is too large to pass backwards through the cross far enough to allow the necessary rearward movement of the gearbox. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /HDY. {William Hardy} | ||
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).