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).
Request for a longer throttle control rod for the Goshawk and an inquiry about a sparking plug spanner.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\August1922\ Scan25 | |
| Date | 25th August 1922 | |
| R.R. 235A (500 T) (S.D. 408. 26-4-17.) Bm. 2/158/13. To HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL. X4239 With reference to the Goshawk at WW, the throttle control rod is insufficiently long and it is not possible to close the throttle at all, also the levers are stretched right up above their wrong position. In accordance with Mr. Royce's in-structions would you kindly send a longer throttle control rod as soon as possible, ¾" to an 1" longer, with a long threaded portion, so that I can cut it off to suit. The present rod was only entered into the fork a couple of threads. Mr. Royce would like to know when you expect to send the sparking plug spanner for the Goshawk, of which we sent you a design. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} [STAMP] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} AUG 26 1922 RECEIVED | ||