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).
From Hives to Royce reporting issues with a flywheel, balance weights, and an epicyclic gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\4\ scan0297 | |
| Date | 31th March 1931 | |
| 8634. 31.3.31. Royce. Villa Mimosa, Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence, Par le Lavandou, (VAR) FRANCE. STIFFER FLYWHEEL AND CRANKSHAFT FLANGE HAS NO EFFECT ON BOOMS ALSO FOUR BALANCE weights DOES NOT HELP. WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH EPICYCLIC THIRD SPEED TO ENGAGE OWING INDEFINITE ROTATION OF SUN WHEEL. HIVES. | ||