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).
Request to develop a needle bearing propeller shaft for the Phantom II model based on a successful test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\4\ Scan088 | |
| Date | 20th October 1933 | |
| X7320 To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}14/KT. 20.10.33. NEEDLE BEARING PROPELLER SHAFT - P.II. We were very pleased with the needle bearing prop. shaft which ran about 6000 miles on GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}'s car in France. We should like a similar scheme for the P.II. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||