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).
Clarifying the policy and cost implications regarding standardisation sheets for proposed alterations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\2\ Scan020 | |
| Date | 27th August 1917 | |
| Mr Clark To BJ. from BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 27th August, 1917. X 3066 BY3/G27817. RE STANDARDISATION SHEETS. Referring to your note on Mr. Clark's memo EFC11/T23817 covering standardisation sheets for proposed alterations, the position is as follows:- (1) The alterations are for engines on which the prices have already been fixed. (2) The alterations in question have been made in order to improve the reliability of the engine. In some cases they have been due to failure of certain parts. (3) In regard to cost of scrap, this is arranged under schemes shewn on the right hand side, lettered "A", "B", "C", and "D". When a part is altered under "A" it means that the alteration is vital to the life of the engine, when altered under "B" the alteration is not so urgent, under "C" we scrap the existing parts, under "D" no scrap at all is made. Most of our alterations come under "D". In regard to "A", "B" and "C", providing the alteration has not been forced upon us by the Air Board's change of policy, we get no increased payment. Under certain conditions, however, such as those involved in changing over the Eagle engine to make it suitable for Cruiser Boat Seaplanes, since these alterations have been demanded by the Air Board's change of policy, these are invariably charged up to the Air Board. The whole of the alterations involved, under cover of Mr. Clark's sheet which we refer to above, are such that no charge can be made to the Air Board on account of them. They (Contd.) | ||