Outlining the procedure for submitting new part drawings to avoid waste and delays.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179\1\ img041 | |
| Date | 22th October 1931 | |
| X. FRO. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL. Copy to BG. TOF. Copy to HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Des R1/422.10.31. CAR WORK - NEW DESIGNS. JAPANExperimental Engine 7. & PEREGRINEExperimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine 1. X57-0. Y4077. RECD 4.XI.31 PEREGRINEExperimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine. To avoid waste and delay it is understood that a copy of any drawing of new parts that was in a suitable condition for transfer should be sent to WS. for approval by E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} before, or at the same time, as it was issued to the detailing section. JAPANExperimental Engine 7. Also, prints must be sent of all parts detailed from WW. schemes at the same time, or before issue to Works. EXPERIENCE. We fear it will cost much in money and delay if alterations are required to the parts later to correct misunderstandings which always arise through the original scheme drawings not containing all the information that we have collected. The drawings you send will also be useful for design work in hand. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).