The testing and types of experimental aluminium pistons.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 33\2\ Scan008 | |
| Date | 11th January 1916 guessed | |
| ( COPY ) Lieut.Kendall to EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} AHK23/P6116. Re. ALUMINIUM PISTONS. In reply to your memo EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 4/T/L301215, I shall be glad to know why these pistons were sent you, and understand that they are only here for experimental purposes and for you to test and report on. I note that 12 castings were received from the White City, 6 of these were the R.R.standard piston, and appear to be satisfactory, and are being machined. The other 6 pistons were of the Zephyr type and were condemned. I shall be glad to know why these were condemned and also if you can tell me why 6 were of the Zephyr type and 6 of the standard type. What is the standard type? I thought the standard type was Zephyr. (Sgd) A.H.Kendall. Lieut.R.N.V.R. | ||
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).