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).
Difficulty in lifting the 40/50 bonnet and a proposed solution to fit Goshawk handles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66\3\ scan0070 | |
| Date | 9th June 1922 | |
| X.3421. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} E7/M9.6.22. RE. 40/50 BONNET. X.3421. Referring to the complaints that have been made from time to time as regards the difficulty in lifting the 40/50 bonnet, Mr. Royce considers that we could fit 2 Goshawk handles on each side of the bonnet. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} [Faded inverted text stamp: MADE AT CROXLEY] [Faded inverted text stamp: 1804] | ||