Proposing the use of a Goshawk battery ignition system on the 40/50 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 54\5\ Scan202 | |
| Date | 1st August 1922 | |
| 3 To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to C.J. c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Du. c. to DY. {F R Danby} c. to RP. c. to WoR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X3485 40/50 CHASSIS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3/LG25. 8.22. X3129. Further to our memo. Hel/LG25. 8.22. BATTERY IGNITION. A complete Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) battery ignition should be used on the 40/50. This would be an improvement as regards having automatic advance and would be considerably less costly. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).