Sending an engine unit to the repair department for overhaul to be used in a Vulture gearbox test rig.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\2\ scan0149 | |
| Date | 20th December 1939 | |
| 1153 To Hd. {Mr Hayward / Mr Huddy} (Repair Dept). c. to EJJ. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} 3/JH.20.12.39. Chassis unit for Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine) gearbox test rig. We are sending to the repair dept. unit No.W.72 this being the engine that Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} has allocated for the above test rig. This unit should be overhauled where necessary after inspection and cooperation from EJJ's dept. The charges for this job should come under the same order number as the rest of the test rig tackle. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} | ||
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).