Mr. Royce's desire to expedite the Goshawk I starter gear due to issues with the Phantom starter.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\P\July1926-September1926\ Scan054 | |
| Date | 23th July 1926 | |
| TO HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM AJS. Copy to BY ORIGINAL AJS2/M23.7.26. 2 X8650 GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 1. - re. STARTER X4250 9.30 26/7 In view of the troubles with the existing sequence starter on Phantom, Mr. Royce is extremely desirous that the starter gear on Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 1. should be finished at the earliest possible moment, so that he can try this with a view to determining its merits relative to other schemes. AJS. [Handwritten note]: HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} This was never fitted, in fact all parts have since been destroyed. HSR | ||
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).