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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).
The performance of the Goshawk III gearbox and clutch.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\N\2July1925-September1925\  Scan56
Date  8th August 1925
  
TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce}
OJ.
DY.{F R Danby}
GOSHAWK III. GEARBOX. X5310
With the exception of servo jaggers this gearbox and clutch has functioned extremely well, the handling of the gears, and especially the sliding reverse, is quite nice, and well up to RR. standard.
R.{Sir Henry Royce}
  
  


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