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).
The necessity of a bend in an oil pipe in relation to fan clearance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\6\ 06-page233 | |
| Date | 22th June 1937 | |
| - 7 - Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Sect.1./VS.{J. Vickers}22.6.37. Oil Pipes (Continued). So far as can be seen, there does not appear to be any necessity for this bend, which if taken out would give ample clearance to the fan. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||