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).
Mr. Royce's approval for spherical seated unions, raising a question about the washer and thread design.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\Q\January1927-March1927\ 33 | |
| Date | 1st January 1927 | |
| TO BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} C. to BJ. RG.{Mr Rowledge} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ORIGINAL E4/M1a.1.27 SPHERICAL SEATED UNIONS WITH REDUCED DIMENSIONS. Handwritten: X8190 X2170 RECEIVED JAN 10 1927 We send herewith the original of LeC. 2360. shewing the above. Mr. Royce approves of these being made in the form shewn on this drawing, but he raises the question of the spigoting of the metal washer under the union. We should like to know the views of the Works on this question of how far the full thread can be carried up to a shoulder. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||