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 desire to expedite the Goshawk I starter gear due to issues with the Phantom starter.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\P\July1926-September1926\ Scan054 | |
| Date | 23th July 1926 | |
| TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM AJS. Copy to BY ORIGINAL AJS2/M23.7.26. 2 X8650 GOSHAWK 1. - re. STARTER X4250 9.30 26/7 In view of the troubles with the existing sequence starter on Phantom, Mr. Royce is extremely desirous that the starter gear on Goshawk 1. should be finished at the earliest possible moment, so that he can try this with a view to determining its merits relative to other schemes. AJS. [Handwritten note]: HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} This was never fitted, in fact all parts have since been destroyed. HSR | ||