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).
Projects for front and rear brakes for the 'Rippletto' model, based on Lockheed designs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\1\ scan0234 | |
| Date | 22th April 1940 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}2/JMS. 1.5.40. 1022 To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}11/JH.22.4.40. Front and Rear Brakes - Rippletto. On PL.183 and PL.185 we show two projects for the front and rear brakes for Rippletto. The brakes are the Lockheed 2 leading show type copied from drawings which we received from them. We understand that a meeting is being arranged between ourselves and Messrs. Lockheed & Co. to discuss these projects before finished schemes are produced, therefore no detailing on these schemes is required. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Enclosed 4 copies of memo 2 prints of PL.183 and PL.185. | ||