Requesting to hold all machining for rear and front hubs for the M.40 Test Rig pending a modified design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\2\ scan0319 | |
| Date | 30th October 1941 | |
| To HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /HH. c. to Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to ~~HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /HJ.~~ c. to ~~HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /Hr.~~ 704. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /HH.3/SW.30.10.41. M.40 Test Rig. Due to the fitting of Lockheed standard carrier plates to the experimental chassis, please hold up all machining of the following pieces pending modified design to suit :- Section 6170. RG. {Mr Rowledge} 2207 Rear Hub 2 Off Section 7044. RG. {Mr Rowledge} 2212 Front Hub 2 Off Revised drawings will be issued as soon as possible. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /HH. | ||
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).