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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).
Electric starter options for the Goshhawk II engine following a visit to West Wittering.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 51\1\  Scan050
Date  30th December 1921
  
X4383
Extract from R7/M30.12.21.

RE VISIT OF MESSRS Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} & H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}, TO WEST WITTERINGHenry Royce's home town
ON WEDNESDAY 21st. DECEMBER 1921.

GOSHAWK II.
(12) ELECTRIC STARTER. X.4342V. X.4383.

Use the C.A.V. electric starter if our own is not ready. Our own should be ready if we use press button switch, and the improved pinion or C.A.V. pinion.

I think, however, that for starting the engine there is nothing yet so good as the relay system working on a cycle of operations as already suggested and patented by us. We think this is quite necessary for a big engine.
  
  


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