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).
Unsatisfactory fixing arrangements and poor appearance of an Autovac tank.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 64\1\ scan0095 | |
| Date | 23th July 1930 | |
| X 7510 By Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}2/T23.7.30. Autovac Tank We are receiving on test Autovac tanks with the aluminium top. The fixing/arrangement for the two top unions is not satisfactory. The angle at which the outlet elbows are placed, the nut fouls - quite apart from this feature the appearance is poor. Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} | ||