Prioritizing the 'Seagull' chassis development over the 'Stork' & 'Heron' and expressing concern about front-wheel brakes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\4\ scan0011 | |
| Date | 31th January 1923 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X9770 R1/M31.1.23. RE. "STORK(Experimental pneumatic (air) front wheel brakes)" & "HERON(Experimental 6 CYL OHV 40/50 WITH PNEUMATIC F.W.B. air pump on camshaft, then Servo)" CHASSIS X.9770 With reference to your Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/LG29.1.23., I fear these might delay "Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)" at Derby. I prefer to use every hour of energy on pushing forward "Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)". No time will be spent here on anything but "Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)", until this is complete. I fear also that front wheel brakes may prove too great a temptation to keep off the road. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).