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).
Letter from Lemaire Tool & Mfg. Co. regarding direct gasoline injection for aviation engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\2\ img081 | |
| Date | 28th February 1940 | |
| To go with serial 4 LEMAIRE TOOL & MANUFACTURING CO. 2657 South Telegraph Road Dearborn, Michigan Feb. 28, 1940 Rolls-Royce, Inc., 1-251 General Motors Bldg., Detroit, Mich., Mr. McArthur Gentlemen: Supplementing Mr. Lemaire's phone conversation with you, regarding direct injection of gasoline as fuel for aviation engines. The attached sketches and descriptive memo will serve to give you a preliminary understanding of it's adaptability. Drawing No. R-01-27 is to scale and shows the true proportion in relation to a right engine. If your company is interested in the subject, we can assure you of our diligent co-operation in the construction and development of a unit for your motor. Any additional information you may require will be cheerfully given. Yours very truly, Lemaire Tool & Mfg. Co. Leonard J Hoge LJH | ||