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).
Inquiring about the availability of a second large journal crankshaft for testing on a 20-EX S.S.3 unit.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\2\ Scan147 | |
| Date | 2nd May 1932 | |
| X7010 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/MJ.2.5.32. LARGE JOURNAL CRANKSHAFT. We understand that you have a second large journal crankshaft E.82572 with 2.8 jounnals available. If this is so, we should like to take the opportunity of getting it running about on 20-EX. S.S.3 unit. Will you please let us know if the shaft is sufficiently advanced for this to be possible. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||