Expressing a strong opinion against the design of an arched back axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\4\ 04-page002 | |
| Date | 30th May 1911 | |
| R.R. 348a (100 H) (W 387. 4.4.11). E.P. 8817. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. Issued 30th May 1911 This column is for Name of Person addressed. C.J. DATE. 30/5/11 X615 R15/D29511 A so-called arched back axle can only satisfactorily be made by two bevels, (and, fortunately, with the bevel axle, it is not needed), so that we can rest assured that nothing really nice can be made with such an arrangement. To my mind the arched back axle is somewhat of an abomination. The only possible excuse for its adoption would be, as you suggest, in obtaining increased clearance. F.H.R. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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).