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).
From E. to BY. detailing Mr. Royce's requested design modifications for the Goshawk 11 Bendix Pinion.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\August1922\ Scan24 | |
| Date | 25th August 1922 | |
| ORIGINAL To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ✓ E2/M25.8.22. GOSHAWK 11. BENDIX PINION - Lec 1537. X3592 Referring to the above design would you kindly note Mr. Royce would like the width of the teeth on the back of the pinion which strike the pins to be put up from .175 to .250, also the heads of the pins should be plain truncated cones with no parallel. Also the stems of the pins should be a taper fit with no collar. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} [Stamp: RECEIVED Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} AUG 30 1922] | ||