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).
Letter to The Adamant Eng. Co. regarding the failure of a steering hemisphere during an endurance test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\2\ Scan129 | |
| Date | 4th February 1933 | |
| 84094. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/KT. February 4th 1933. The Adamant Eng. Co, Dallow Road, Luton. For the attention of Comm. Matravers. Dear Sirs, We have now stripped your steering after its endurance test. We find that one of the wearing hemispheres has broken in half. We should be pleased to let you see the parts if you wish. We should like to know what proposals you have, to prevent the recurrence of the failure. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||