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).
Schemes and suggestions for weight reduction on the Lighter Phantom engine and chassis.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\January1926-March1926\ Scan180 | |
| Date | 31th March 1926 | |
| TO CJ. FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ORIGINAL (Stamp) re. LIGHTER PHANTOM ENGINE. E1/M31.3.26. X8840 X8050 /X8060 (Handwritten) Referring to your memo. CJ11/E26.3.26. we have a scheme nearly completed for the cylinders and valve gear of the lighter Phantom engine with non-detonating head. This scheme will be sent to R.{Sir Henry Royce} before Easter. At the same time we believe that BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} has in Derby schemes completed, instructed, or in hand, for saving weight on the engine, to a list of suggestions set out in memo. E1/M11225. Also we have a number of further suggestions we are sending to R.{Sir Henry Royce} There remains the question of a specialist helping the designers, both with lightening the engine, and the front of the chassis generally. BY's interpretation of this as set out in his memo. BY12/H29326. is the same as occurred to us. At the same time we should welcome any further suggestions for alterations in design to save weight, which would not adversely affect reliability and performance. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} (Stamp) RECEIVED APR 1 1926 H&S | ||