Telegram concerning Goshawk engine ignition coil experiments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\4\ Scan042 | |
| Date | 27th October 1922 | |
| XH079a TELEGRAM 'PHONED THROUGH FROM CHICHESTER. HANDED IN AT DERBY 11.9 a.m. TO HIVES. C/O ROYCE. WEST WITTERING(Henry Royce's home town). GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) IGNITION CHASSIS EXPERIMENT INDICATE INSUFFICIENT POWER OF COIL IN VIEW OF HIGHER COMPRESSION TACTFULLY APPROACH R. {Sir Henry Royce} IF HE WOULD CONSIDER LARGER COILS WITH STRONGER COILS CARBURATION IMPROVED CLARKE REPORTING FULLY. (FROM) PLATFORD. R.R. 238a (100 T) (S.H. 798. 10-12-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2948 | ||
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).