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Modification to the Wraith III gearbox casing to facilitate the machining of bearings for the 1st speed actuating rod.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 8\11\  11-page081
Date  6th May 1937
  
BT. {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}
c.c. E.F. Des. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} ERS.
SECRET.
628
E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /HDY. {William Hardy} 2/HP.6.5.37.
Wraith III Gearbox.
We send herewith:-
M.Sch.5140 showing a modification to the gearbox casing to facilitate the machining of the bearings for the 1st speed actuating rod, as requested by Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Mr Morris.
E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /HDY. {William Hardy}
  
  
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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