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 the manufacture of an Eagle engine's water pump drive tower in aluminium for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 37\4\ scan 027 | |
| Date | 3rd August 1917 | |
| To Mr Mills from BY/JH. c. to M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} c. to Mr Clark. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for Mr Coverley. BY/JH6/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}3817. August 3rd, 1917. RE "EAGLE" ENGINES - WATER PUMP DRIVE - DRIVE TOWER IN ALUMINIUM - X.3093. Please receive herewith altered blue print - E.14323 - Water Pump Drive Tower. Will you please instruct up one of these parts to be made in crankcase aluminium, and handed to the Experimental department for test under the above X number. BY/JH. R.R. 235B (200 T) (S.D. 408. 26-4-17.) Bm. 2/156/12. | ||