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).
Construction of universal joints and shafts to investigate the cause of high-speed engine vibrations affecting the carburettor needle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\3\ Scan019 | |
| Date | 19th June 1911 | |
| R.R. 348a (100 H) (W 587. 4-4-11) E.P. 8817. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. Issued 19th June 1911 This column is for Name of Person addressed. DATE. Mr Barrington 19/6/11 X634 R15/D19611 We had in construction some universal joints and shafts with a view to building up an engine commencing with the crankshaft and putting on units on parts to see if we could detect at what speed or what part caused the high speed vibrations which shake the carburetter needle. F.H.R. Handwritten notes in left column: "Engine" vary'g Comp large indu. pipes This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||