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 decision against a special Nitro Alloy crankshaft for the Phantom II chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\2\ Scan107 | |
| Date | 23th March 1931 | |
| X7010. To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}9/MJ.23.3.31. PHANTOM 11 CHASSIS. CRANKSHAFT WITH FOUR BALANCE WEIGHTS. Replying to By/CS1/EH20.3.31. We do not believe it is worth while going ahead with the special crankshaft in Nitro Alloy for the four balance weights scheme. We have got a standard shaft running fitted with four balance weights and we think there is very little possibility of this scheme being adopted. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||