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).
The continued opposition from Mr. Royce and the Technical department to the R.W. type of wheel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0071 | |
| Date | 16th May 1923 guessed | |
| BY3-P5.5.23. contd. - 2 - The last time I had an opportunity of discussing this issue with Mr Royce personally he stated that he had not changed his opinion in regard to the fact that the R.W. type of wheel, from a design point of view, is wrong and his attitude in this respect has not changed since. Personally I have no axe to grind as to which type of wheel we use, but I do want to make it clear that R.{Sir Henry Royce} and the Technical department, from a design point of view, are against the R.W. so that you are not likely to be misled in any decision you make by not knowing the views of the Technical side in this connection. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||