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The arrangement of the 'Vulture' petrol tank on the first chassis.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 123\3\  scan0076
Date  13th December 1933
  
Xerox. To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 1/HP.13.12.33. 'Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine)' Petrol Tank. Herewith is N. Sch. 3903 arrangement of the petrol tank for the first Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine) chassis. It is intended that the coachwork shall be so controlled around the filler and tank as to enable the rubber joint to be disconnected and to close up the gap in the wing effectively and neatly. It is understood that EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} is looking into this. Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
  
  
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).


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