Request for the Experimental Department to test modifications to the 'GOSHAWK II' water pump end cover.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 77\4\ scan0107 | |
| Date | 1st May 1922 | |
| X4231 [Redacted Text] c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Redacted Text] BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Shn2/DB. {Donald Bastow - Suspensions} 1.5.22. REF "GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) II" - WATER PUMP. - X.4231. In order to reduce the thick metal formed at the junction of the inlet bend and the flanged portion of the Water Pump End Cover E.51364, Mr Bailey would like the Experimental Department to try out the modifications shown on the attached sketch. Production of this part should be proceeded with as slowly as possible until the above experiment has been carried out. [STAMP: RECEIVED 1922] BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Shn. | ||
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).