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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(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 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]
  
  
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).


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