Alternative back axle ratios for the 'India Back Axle', suggesting the 10/47 gear be tried first.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\P\2October1926-December1926\ Scan091 | |
| Date | 7th December 1926 | |
| ORIGINAL TO BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} C. to DJ. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DAL/M4.12.26. INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) BACK AXLE. X5350 R. {Sir Henry Royce} has written you on the subject of the back axle ratios. Of the three alternatives he proposes he prefers 10/47. We send herewith N. scheme 2315. giving particulars of this gear. It is suggested that this should be tried first. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DATE 7 DEC 1926 | ||
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).