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).
Request to fabricate a bent exhaust pipe to direct exhaust heat onto the rear universal joint of the 5.B.IV Dyno Chassis for an experiment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\3\ scan0405 | |
| Date | 15th November 1938 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} [Handwritten] ✓ 200hp Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}13/MH.{M. Huckerby}15.11.38. 5.B.IV DYNO CHASSIS. We wish to carry out some experiments on 5.B.IV Dyno Chassis which involve heating the rear universal joint. Will you please make a bent pipe with flange to fit in place of the present exhaust tail pipe to direct the exhaust on to the rear universal joint. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} or Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} will explain any queries. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||