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).
Parts, testing, and production for a hand starter on 'Eagle' engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\2\ Scan027 | |
| Date | 26th April 1918 | |
| R.R. 238 a (400 T) (S.C. 636. 18-2-16) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 1546 To Mr Mills from BY/JH. c. to H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} c. to Mr Clark. c.c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for Mr Coverley. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for Mr Swit. BY/JH7/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}26418. April 26th, 1918. RE "EAGLE" ENGINES - HAND STARTER WHICH MAY BE OPERATED FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE - X.3282 and ENGINES 2001 ONWARDS. Further to our memos BY/JH1/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}23418 and BY/JH2/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}23418, please receive herewith - E.15635 - Worm Bush. E.15636 - Worm. Hand Starter Casing E.13218 altered to suit E.15600, which will be issued shortly. Will you please instruct up three sets of the above parts for test under the above X number, instead of E.15437-Extension and E.15409-Worm, which should be cancelled for this experiment. Will you also please instruct up the above parts to be brought on production as soon as the worms E.13585 (which will be altered to drawing E.15409 and parts E.15437 fitted to suit) are used up, as per our memo BY/JH10/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}24418. Casings E.15600 (E.13218 altered to suit) should be brought in on engines 2001 onwards. BY/JH | ||