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).
Requesting the creation and fitting of a packing piece to move a car's fan forward for improved clearance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\3\ scan0147 | |
| Date | 17th June 1939 | |
| 40 oC To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} c. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards}3/MH.{M. Huckerby}17.6.39. 14.B.V. Will you please make a packing piece to EXS.315 and fit this to the above car. The object is to move the fan forward 2" to give improved clearance between the blade tips and the top tank. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} | ||