The weights of Vulture, 40/50 HP, and 20/25 HP gearboxes and related components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 104\4\ scan0222 | |
| Date | 30th January 1934 | |
| COPY. X5310 To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} from RHC {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} /HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} RHC {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} /HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 1/BE.30.1.34. We give below the weights of Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine), 40/50 HP. and 20/25 HP. Gearboxes. Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine) Gearbox. lbs. Ozs. Less Change Gear, Servo and Governor Control................ 101 8 Weight of Change Gear 6 lbs. 12 ozs. " " Servo........8 lbs. 12 ozs. " " Gov.Control 4 lbs. 13 ozs. 20 5 -------- 121 13 ======== 40/50 HP. Weight of Complete Gear Box......... 201 0 20/25 HP. Weight of Complete Gear Box......... 127 0 Weight of 20/25 HP. Clutch Casing and Clutch Operating Shaft. 18 lbs. 8 ozs. -------- RHC {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} /HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} | ||
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).