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).
Cracked Phantom III fan blade set and a request for new Duralumin blades to be fitted and sent to Messrs. Ferodo Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\5\ scan0079 | |
| Date | 28th October 1938 | |
| 324 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.9/MH.{M. Huckerby}28.10.38. We hand you herewith a Ph.III fan flange and blade set, the blades of which have cracked while running on Messrs. Ferodo's test rig. Will you please fit new Duralumin blades to this fan flange (general dimensions of blades to Ex.24136) and despatch it to Messrs. Ferodo Ltd. as soon as possible. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||