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Questionnaire regarding performance issues on Goshawk models, including rattles, vibrations, and brakes.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 46\2\  Scan254
Date  8th May 1922 guessed
  
6-GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11.
YOUR REMARKS PLEASE.
Have gear box rattles improved or got worse?
Has car been driven all out in spite of engine vibrations? What is your opinion of this vibration - will customers complain?
How many times has foot brake been adjusted?
Has much wear taken place in shackles - are they noisy?
Have the spring gaiters been oiled - what is the springing like?
What is the car like to ride in - is it free from rattles and engine noises?
7-GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11
How is the foot brake for squeaking.
Any trouble with R-W wheels creaking?
  
  
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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