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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).
Gearbox failure involving driving dogs at 300 miles and the corrected gears.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 114\1\  scan0350
Date  19th March 1941
  
CHASSIS 4·B·50
GEARBOX E·2·B·1
GB5126 1ST SPEED
DRIVEN GEAR
2ND SPEED DRIVING
DOGS FAILING AT 300 MLS
CORRECTED GEARS
19·3·41

Text on gear: GB5126 NZ
  
  


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