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).
Engines with piston rings that have a wide gap.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\B\January1918\ Scan1 | |
| Date | 1st January 1918 | |
| To EH. from R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} C. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} C. to BJ. C. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL X.30Y6 Re - Engines with Piston Rings having wide gap. I agree with your memo of the 31st Dec. EH4/LG31.12.17, the loss should not be detectable with rings pinned on opposite sides, as is our standard. R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Stamp: RECEIVED D JAN 1918] | ||