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).
Urgent internal memo regarding the replacement of cracked Aerolite pistons and gudgeon pins.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\2\ scan0095 | |
| Date | 25th October 1933 | |
| 226. URGENT. To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/KT. 25.10.33. AEROLITE PISTONS. Will you please let me have - (1) Aerolite piston shewing small crack in skirt Ø (2) Six of the twelve gudgeon pins available. These are to be returned to the makers tonight as they have no more pin material for the new set of pistons they are supplying. Will you also let me have the measured dimensions of pistons as run on the test bed for makers information. Will you please file up one of the spare pistons in the stores to replace the cracked one (Ø) as we may fit the set the GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}'s car when he returns from Brooklands. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||