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).
Technical note discussing the engineering priority of quietness over high power.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 36\4\ scan 141 | |
Date | 27th May 1930 | |
WJB.OT.S19-SYU WWH KY 190 AY/OVS/D 27.5.30 REVISED be one which maintains quietness as the first essential. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ...I do not consider that suggestions of the chassis are without... ...should have introduced severe checks... ...having submitted the matter to this department, it is apparent that a scheme... ...without further enquiry. In view of the fact that the present scheme was what was officially suggested should be an essential part, and thereby justify that much more from the... and... to alter the quality of patents. seeing there are no modifications... ...could never have been. ...on damage and that we cannot obtain a sufficient number of these quiet... ...economy should be more... as experimenting in general we have had... in carrying out our further experiments with modified covers, we are prepared to... ...but these should not be adopted until we have reliable surveys. The whole issue therefore comes into the cost that it is more important to obtain quiet running than high power. Although the business as we see it is supreme and quietness provides... ...but if we have to make a choice, we prefer... | ||