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).
Requesting an investigation into adapting third-party starter motors for the 'Goshawk II' engine and forwarding dynamo particulars to Rotax.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 180\M2\M2.4\ img023 | |
| Date | 1st April 1921 | |
| To EFC. from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to CJ. " " MOR? X 3533 " " DAT " " HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} " " BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X 4359 RE "GOSHAWK II" ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. ORIGINAL RECEIVED E5/G6/4/21. X 4342 (4) In our memo R9/G6/4/21 we ask you to find out the possibilities of adapting other makers starter motors, namely, the C.A.V., Lucas, etc. to the "Goshawk II" engine. In this way it is expected that we can have an electrical equipment ready for the "Goshawk II" chassis which can be tested out against any machines we may make ourselves. Would you kindly note that Mr. Royce would like the dynamo similarly treated, and the particulars of the front end as given on the LeC. design sent through some time ago should be forwarded to the Rotax with suitable enquiry. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||