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).
The failure of an aluminium silencer bracket after a 300-mile test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 152\3\ scan0009 | |
| Date | 18th May 1912 | |
| EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}60/T18512. X 442 May 18th. 1912. Mr Barrington for T.C. *345 RE ALUMINIUM SILENCER BRACKET. With reference to the above bracket, Drawing No E566 handed to Experimental Dept on April 24th, and in reply to the Drawing Office sheet dated March 6th 1912 we have tested this on one of our Experimental Cars but after running 300 miles it broke. I also draw your attention to the fact that there is a certain amount of strain to the silencer. | ||