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The Goshawk 11 crankshaft pinion spring drive, advising that scheme LeC.1449 is superseded by scheme LeC.1458 with a slipper flywheel.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 74\3\  scan0237
Date  10th October 1921
  
XL4221
To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
E1/G8.10.21.
GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. CRANKSHAFT PINION SPRING DRIVE. X.4222
X.4221
It should be understood that nothing more should be done with Spring Drive LeC.1449 now that we have a scheme LeC.1458 fitted with slipper flywheel.
E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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