Disagreement over the fitting of the Goshawk II water pump drain pipe.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 77\4\ scan0110 | |
| Date | 24th August 1922 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Shn. X4231 BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Shnl/DB. {Donald Bastow - Suspensions} 24.8.22. RE "GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) II" - WATER PUMP. Mr Platford is not in agreement with fitting the Water Pump Drain Pipe as shown on Mr Royce's LeC.1567. This is instructed for fitting after the first 50 chassis, which will be fitted with our scheme as shown on the attached sketch. Will you please report to Mr Bailey your views on this matter. SAS BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Shn. | ||
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).