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).
Sketch showing the extent of a crack in a silencer end-plate inspected after 16000 miles.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\2\ scan0040 | |
Date | 21th May 1937 | |
G B N CHASSIS EB. 779 - FRONT END PLATE - REAR SILENCER INSPECTED AFTER 16000 MILES THE END PLATE IS CRACKED RIGHT THROUGH WHERE SHOWN, ALLOWING GAS TO ESCAPE. SKETCH SHOWING EXTENT OF CRACK IN SILENCER END-PLATE ROLLS-ROYCE, LTD. PRINT ROOM. 21 MAY 1937 DERBY. Ex I 152 | ||