Bleriot Phi cutout and the decision to use a different in-house designed cutout for the Goshawk engine's electrical system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\3\ Scan291 | |
| Date | 10th February 1922 | |
| X. 4215 To Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} from EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} 1/T10.2.22. ___ X.4215 - BLERIOT PHI CUTOUT ___ With reference to Messrs. Bleriot's letter of February 8th (attached) the Bleriot type cutout is in our opinion the very best cutout with which we have had experience. We had hoped that Mr. Royce would adopt this on the Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) electrical system, as he showed great interest in it when it first came to our notice. He has, however, designed an R.R. cutout for the Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)). There seems, therefore, little probability of our requiring any further of these instruments at present. In the temporary Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) C.A.V. electrical equipment, I have included the Bleriot Phi cutout and it is just possible, though not likely, that these might be required if it were decided to [handwritten: produce a] the number of Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))s with other than R.R. electrical equipment. EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} | ||
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).