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).
Proposed method for temporarily fitting a brake to the sun gear of an epicyclic 3rd speed gearbox.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\V\March1931-September1931\ Scan143 | |
| Date | 23th April 1931 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ) FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ) (BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} is struck through) Copy to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} (SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} is struck through) DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M23.4.31. EPICYCLIC 3rd. SPEED GEARBOX. 853. (handwritten) Herewith we send N. sch. 3271. shewing a proposed method of temporarily fitting a brake to the sun. It will be seen that we have done several things which would not be permissible on a production job but which we think will be suitable for this test. We have tried to make as few/new pieces, and alterations to existing pieces, as possible but it seems desirable to make some. We think this brake may prove to be a considerable improvement in handling the box and will enable the timing of the 3rd. speed change to be much less exacting than now. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||