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).
Requesting a modification to the Spectre II Gearbox drain hole.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\3\ scan0088 | |
| Date | 26th August 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X300a (2) Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}5/KW.26.8.35. SpectreCodename for Phantom III II Gearbox. We have found on the gearbox rig that the hole in the front of the box for draining the front bearing is in a bad position, as actually oil flows from the inside of the box to the front bearing instead of the reverse way. Will you please plug this hole on SpectreCodename for Phantom III II and fit a front cover slotted as shown on the attached Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2090. According to rig tests this should be satisfactory. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||