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).
Agreement to cancel an engine experiment concerning premature firing due to difficulty obtaining the necessary equipment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 34\2\ Scan024 | |
| Date | 1st January 1917 | |
| R.R. 235 s (200 T) (S.C. 536. 15-2-16) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 1547. COPY. R4/E1117. To EFC. from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c.to J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} e117 COPY. January 1st 1917. X.2220 - SLOWLY REVOLVE ENGINE BY POWER THROUGH HANDSTARTER, WHILE THE ENGINE IS FIRED PREMATURELY AT ALL ANGLES OF CONNECTING ROD+ With reference to the above, I agree to this experiment being cancelled owing to the difficulty of getting the necessary tackle. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||