Test report on an Eagle XV engine with 2-speed gear, noting sluggish gear changes with Shell Super Light Oil.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\L\2April1924-June1924\ Scan28 | |
| Date | 30th June 1924 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. RG. {Mr Rowledge} c. to DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} ORIGINAL Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3/LG30.6.24. SHELL SUPER LIGHT OIL. EAGLE(Aero Engine) XV. X4627 We attach a report of test taken on Eagle(Aero Engine) XV. engine with 2-speed gear. It was found that with the Shell super light oil the operating mechanism for changing gear was sluggish. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).