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).
Standardisation sheets, requiring a 10,000-mile road test for parts before customer delivery.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 33\1\ Scan297 | |
Date | 1st May 1926 | |
To Bj. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X1775 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG.5. 26. STANDARDISATION SHEETS. X3066 CJ. originated the standardisation sheet and decided which officials should sign them. The view he expressed was that no matter how certain the engineers were that a certain part was right, the administration considered it should be run 10,000 miles on the road before it was delivered to customers. We recommend that CWB. is put on the standard-isation list. There does not appear to be any necessity for this to be referred to R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||