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).
Drawing LeC. 2864, showing details for the Japan 3 valve rocker gear and cylinder head.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\5\ scan0048 | |
| Date | 2nd September 1931 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} SECRET. X5090. E2/M9. 2. 31. C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C. to HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} JAPAN 3. VALVE ROCKER GEAR & DETAILS OF CYLINDER HEAD. X5090. X5050. We attach herewith LeC. 2864. shewing the above. Would you kindly return two prints, one of which we shall send to R.{Sir Henry Royce}, and would you also send a print to HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} and RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} as we should like their comments. LeC. 2864. completed the cyl. information except for the exhaust connection to the induction pipe jacket and a possible flange connection for water on the rear end. We cannot give this information just at the moment but it need not hold up the main details. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||