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).
Page discussing the importance of weight reduction in a fitting for standardization.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\3\ scan0235 | |
| Date | 7th January 1941 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG.7/ET.7.1.41. - 2 - Will you please also note that weight is a big consideration, and we should like you to keep the fitting as light as possible. This may greatly influence us when deciding on a fitting which we might standardise. Yours faithfully, | ||