Requesting a relocation of the Goshawk 11 oil filler for exhaust pipe clearance.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\H\January1922\ Scan7 | |
| Date | 10th January 1922 | |
| To Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Od. c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ✓ c. to Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} ORIGINAL GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. OIL FILLER. X4295 We send you herewith drawing No. Leg 1497 showing the above. We require a simple 2 bolter flange on the crank-case a little more towards the rear of the engine than the old filler, for the purpose of obtaining sufficient clearance with the latest form of exhaust pipe which you already have made suitable for clearing the magneto drive. The oil filler cap is inter-changeable with the petrol tank filler cap. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} JAN 12 1922 REC'D | ||
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).