Parts for a Phantom III gearbox to address chunking and inquiring about the status of related experiments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\2\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 18th January 1937 | |
| 328. HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry {Shadwell Grylls} 3/R.18.1.37. PHANTOM III - GEARBOX. With regard to the verbal request for a set of parts to EX.25846 for elimination of chunking, we shall require in conjunction with these a second set of parts to EX.25331. All these we should like fitting in the Continental Chassis 39-EX. We have ordered the necessary bearings ourselves. Can you please let us know the position of the following 3 experiments? - Gearbox Improvements - Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry {Shadwell Grylls} 8/AP.23.12.36. N.Sc. 4949 & 4851. Strengthened Parts - Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry {Shadwell Grylls} 19/R.31.12.36. for 4.HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 5 1/2° cones - Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry {Shadwell Grylls} 10/R.11.1.37. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).