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).
The arrangement of the starting handle gear on the SS engine, referencing drawing N.sch. 2684.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\2\ Scan001 | |
| Date | 1st September 1928 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X.7270 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}2/M5.9.28. SS.{S. Smith} STARTING HANDLE GEAR. Herewith we send N.sch. 2684 shewing the arrangement of the starting handle on the SS.{S. Smith} engine. An alternative method of carrying the front end of the spring is shewn, and it is suggested that the simple one without a washer should be used first. We shall send you particulars of the dumb iron in the course of a day or two. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||