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).
Requesting the build-up of an experimental raised engine mounting for the Wraith III for an endurance test.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\7\ 07-page35 | |
Date | 25th August 1937 | |
To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 622 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}1/JH.25.8.37. WRAITH III Raised Engine Mounting. Will you please build up as soon as possible the experimental raised front engine mounting to ECD.28 and fit same to the Bump chassis. The scheme in its present form is only intended for an endurance test on the Bumper rig. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||