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).
Alterations to an engine head and the risk of a necessary redesign.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\4\ scan0111 | |
| Date | 30th March 1935 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/KW.30.3.35. We appreciate that you consider this will make a much sounder job but it does necessitate considerable pattern alterations to the head, and when we have completed it, it will mean that if it is found necessary the Design Dept. will practically redesign the engine. However, we think that we should be following up with this in case we fail to get away with the minimum alteration programme. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||