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Rattling noise in the Goshawk engine's water pump coupling and its subsequent dismantling.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 76\2\  scan0163
Date  28th September 1920
  
X4327

Extract from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG28.9.20.

X.3481. RE "GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))" ENGINE.

X.3550. (Strikethrough)
X.3624.

There was also a slight rattling noise in the Water Pump Coupling. This, we should anticipate, is caused by the uneven turning of the Magneto.

We have now completely dismantled the engine for examination. All the parts seem to be in excellent condition.
  
  
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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