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Trouble with the Heenan & Froude brake on the Spectre test bed, recommending a spare be obtained.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 143\1\  scan0081
Date  5th September 1935
  
To EJJ.

X1209

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 12/KW.5.9.35.

Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) Test Bed.

We are having a certain amount of trouble with the Heenan & Froude brake on the Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) test bed. We understand that there is no spare brake of this type in the factory. It is clearly impossible for us to hold up the Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) work while the brake is repaired, furthermore there will be a demand for a spare brake by the Production test bed.

We recommend that you obtain a spare brake.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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