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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).
Typed copy of a telegram regarding experiments on flywheel improvements and different engine mounting systems.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 137\4\  scan0263
Date  16th March 1931
  
To Sgr. B. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BX. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Won.

X034.

Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}6/T.16.3.31.

We give below copy of telegram received from R.{Sir Henry Royce} to-day at 1.7 p.m.

"MESSRS WORMALD AND HIVES FIT FLYWHEEL IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL EXPERIMENTS BECAUSE WE ARE CONFUSING TWO THINGS ALSO FIT TO LORD HERBERTS CAR THREE POINTS MOUNTING USING FRONT FEET ONLY WITH THICK SOFT RUBBER AND TO MR. SIDGREAVES CAR COMPLETE DIAMOND MOUNTING TO SHOW DIRECTORS WE ARE TRYING AND THIS THE ALTERNATIVE ALSO MOUNT ENGINE ON TWO CHANNELS REPRESENTING FRAME SUPPORT ON TEST PLATE AT DIFFERENT LENGTHS TO ALTER FLEXIBILITY TO SHOW IF PERIODS IN ENGINE OR FRAME REPEAT LONDON TELEGRAPH ME IF THIS CANNOT BE DONE PROMPTLY FEAR I MUST RETURN."

Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
  
  


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