Note on the Phantom III (31-EX) ignition control, detailing weakness in the overhanging tube for the control rod.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\3\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 7th October 1935 | |
| To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} c. to Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} +300u (2) Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 31/KW.7.10.35. Phantom III. 31-EX. Ignition Control. The overhanging tube for the control rod of A distributor head is not strong enough, and bends when advancing or retarding the ignition. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /G.W.Hancock. | ||
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).