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Suggesting a study of American fan construction methods to reduce costs.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 135\4\  scan0048
Date  25th February 1940
  
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Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Edwards.

c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /COL.

Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 3/ML.25.2.40.

Our fan construction, though reliable,
appears to me to be somewhat costly.

I think we should study the methods of
construction of up-to-date American fans and base the
rationalised fan on their practice.

I know we have had failures in the past
when we have tried to cheapen the fan construction but
this should not prevent us from making further efforts.

Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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