Secret memo regarding the placement of the starter motor on the engine instead of the gearbox.
| Identifier | Morton\M3.5\ img030 | |
| Date | 20th April 1925 | |
| TO [obscured] FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} SECRET. R4/M20.4.25. Handwritten notes in top right: JAS, 25-4-27 Copy to - [obscured] E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A. {Mr Adams} C. UNDERSHIELD. Handwritten: 18290 An effort must be made at once to put the starter motor on the engine, because we want to get away from the limit on gearbox imposed by the starter gear. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).