Tests and improvements with an order of urgency for Goshawk, Condor, and Eagle models.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\2October1925-December1925\ Scan67 | |
| Date | 14th October 1925 | |
| R.R. 498A (50 H) (D.D. 31, 12-6-25) J.H.D. EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. -2- Expl. No. REF: Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /J/C.14.10.25. ORDER OF URGENCY. GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)). 2 Tests to improve carburation. 5 Exhaust with cutout. 1 Means of overcoming servo jaggers. 6 Means of overcoming rattles in gearbox. 9 Leakage of oil from universal joints. 7 Improvements in front & rear road springs. 3 Improvements to steering. 4 Strengthened front axle forging. 8 Low speed steering wobbles. 10 Subframe. CONDOR(Aero Engine). 1 100 hrs. type test on Condor(Aero Engine) engine rated at 700 HP. - 2000 r.p.m. 2 Experimental tests on Condor(Aero Engine) III - gear vibration. EAGLE(Aero Engine). 3 100 hrs. type test on Eagle(Aero Engine) XV. 2-speed gear, modified crankcase, induction pipes etc. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).