The failure of a lightened Camwheel, including total running times.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\5\ scan0033 | |
| Date | 16th May 1940 | |
| 407 To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /RH. {R. Hollingworth} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /HH. c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /RH. {R. Hollingworth} 3/SW.16.5.40. Camwheel EB.3955/6 Mod to Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 619. Herewith photographs showing failure of the above lightened Camwheel. Running times as follows:- Full Throttle - 19 hrs. 30 mins Part Throttle - 4 " 35 " TOTAL 24 hrs. 5 mins. HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /RH {R. Hollingworth} RH {R. Hollingworth} | ||
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).