Broken and twisted rear axle shaft on the Goshawk-11 experimental car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\2\ Scan078 | |
| Date | 28th April 1922 | |
| X4256 Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG28.4.22. GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11 REAR AXLE. X4256 We are sending to you a portion of broken axle shaft which has occurred on 1-Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11. This car is the first Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11 experimental car and had run about 10,000 miles. We found the axle shaft on the other side had also twisted badly. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).