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).
First flight report for a Fairey 3D Seaplane with an Eagle-15 engine fitted with a 2-speed gear.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\2January1926-March1926\ Scan48 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1926 | |
| To [REDACTED] c.c. to [REDACTED] c.c. to [REDACTED] c.c. to [REDACTED] c.c. to WOT. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG1.2.26. E.15 FITTED WITH 2-SPEED GEAR. X4627 The Fairey 3D. Seaplane was flown for the first time on Friday last with an Eagle-15 engine fitted with a 2-speed gear. The pilot made several 'taken offs' and landings with both high and low gears. High gear. Low gear. ON GROUND 1480 1780 IN AIR 1770 2080 Climbing at 70 knots/hr. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||