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).
Correspondence regarding electrical systems for the Goshawk II, discussing proposals and component orders.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\1\ Scan124 | |
| Date | 7th June 1921 | |
| To EFC, from Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Ey. X 1402 Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}2/BJ7.6.21. X.4359. X.1402. X.4342. X.4338 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR GOSHAWK II. I shall be pleased to learn whether you have had a reply to yours EFC3/T30.5.21 to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} You sent me a copy of said note and on receipt of same I wrote Mr. Breeden of the Lucas Electrical Co.Ltd., as follows :- "With regard to the proposition which you put "before us recently in respect to future working "arrangements between your firm and ourselves, "Mr. Clark has written Mr. Royce explaining that "we are very anxious to have his views regarding "this proposal, adding that I personally am very "strongly of the opinion that it is an offer which "we should not allow to pass without due consideration.' In reply Mr. Breeden has written me as follows :- "I very much appreciate your remarks and would "like to say for your own information that we are "working on a scheme for voltage control of dynamos. "At the moment, it is rather early to talk about it, "but we have had some very excellent results with a "very simple apparatus so far, and as I know this is "a subject which has been discussed very frequently "at your Works and one that Mr. Bailey has often "suggested we should investigate, I thought I would "like to take the opportunity of giving you this "advance information.". I have received from Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Thr a note (Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Thr5/CB3.6.21) requesting me to order for experimental purposes in connection with Goshawk II :- 1 special Smith 5S. Motor. 1 special C.A.V. SC 1 " Smith 4D. Dynamo. 1 " C.A.V. 5" 1 " Rotax 4T.4 " With his note Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Thr sent me copies of correspondence which has passed between us and Vandervells, Rotax, Smiths and Lucas, and I am disappointed to find that the Lucas Co. do not appear to have been invited to fix offer a motor and although they were asked to offer a dynamo not larger than 5¼" dia. and replied that their smallest was 5½" no discussion appears to have taken place with regard to same. | ||