Request for drawings of experimental modifications to the B.50 gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 112\2\ scan0073 | |
| Date | 10th October 1938 | |
| 828 To By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Ald. {F. Allwood - Experimental Design} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} c. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 5/MH. {M. Huckerby} 10.10.38. B.50 GEARBOX. Will you please make the following drawings for experimental purposes. (1) Small top and overdrive cones with the steel flanges increased .100 and with a cam angle of 55°. (2) 2nd. speed cones stiffened with the extra 2/10ths. on the outside diameter. This necessitates slightly smaller cones. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} | ||
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).