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).
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} | ||