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 memo cancelling two Phantom II fan designs and submitting a revised design using Dural for the blades.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\7\ Scan057 | |
| Date | 15th January 1934 | |
| X7220 URGENT. To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner} E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner}1/HP.15.1.34. c. Ms. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} re P.II Silent Fan. In view of the failure of the Bentley fan, we wish to cancel our design LeC.3747 and LeC.3748 for the Phantom II fan. We send you herewith LeC.3766 showing the revised design, in which you will notice that the blades are made in Dural. Will you please have this made up as soon as possible and also a similar one, but having the blades equally spaced. Drawing to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Print to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner} | ||