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).
Request for drawings of experimental modifications to the B.50 gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 112\2\ scan0073 | |
| Date | 10th October 1938 | |
| 828 To By/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} | ||