Questioning the decision to use inserted valve seats for Eagles 8 & 9 cylinders at a late stage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 43\1\ Scan116 | |
| Date | 19th March 1926 | |
| To RG. {Mr Rowledge} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X3989 R5/M19.3.26. RE. EAGLE(Aero Engine)S 8. & 9. X.3989 X.4123 X.3862 I cannot think it is right to make these cylinders with inserted valve seats at this eleventh hour. I fear it is the wearing of the guides allowing scrubbing of the faces that cause seats to wear. We do the same on our new engines, and Condor(Aero Engine) perhaps? Has this been confirmed. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).