Broken Goshawk 11 front shock absorber base and a complaint about the accessibility of the spring adjustment screw.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 79\2\ scan0016 | |
| Date | 4th April 1922 | |
| X4329 To EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} from Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 3/M4.4.22. MADE AT CROWLEY GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. SHOCK ABSORBERS. X4329 Would you please tell us where the aluminium base for the front shock absorber broke, as mentioned in your EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 2/LG28.3.22. We should also like to remark with reference to Mr. Hives complaint that he could not hold the central screw for adjusting the spring, that there should be a hole in the frame enabling a box spanner to be passed through from the inside. We shall be glad to know if this is not considered sufficiently accessible? Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} DICKINSON BOND | ||
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