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).
Manufacturing difficulty of a suspension rod for the B.50 brakes rear equalizer.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\3\ scan0210 | |
| Date | 9th June 1938 | |
| 806 HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM{Anthony F. Martindale}2/R.9.6.38. B.50 BRAKES - REAR EQUALIZER. With reference to your criticism of S.C.D.580, namely, the difficulty of making the suspension rod, this is receiving attention but we do not want to hold up the scheme as we want to gain experience with it. Will you please make the first set as now drawn. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||