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).
Continued page of a report discussing an epicyclic gear design and the associated development work.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\5\ Scan147 | |
| Date | 1st September 1930 | |
| RL/ML.9.30 contd. -3- as regards change). One other design was sent of an epicyclic 3rd. and 4th. with lower gears than ordinarily, but I did not consider this perfect enough to make,so stopped the expense of a trial of this scheme, which had advantages of those mentioned above. It is difficult to imagine all the work and worry that Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Hdy.{William Hardy} and my self have put into this work, which naturally from history is the most difficult problem of the car work, but be assured that the matter is now having first attention. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||