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).
Broken spoke on a Dunlop wire wheel fitted to a No.4 Goshawk II, suggesting a design change.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\4\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 18th September 1922 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} X.3599. R3/M18.9.22. RE. DUNLOP WIRE WHEELS X.3599. I pointed out to Mr. Bailey that we had a broken spoke on No.4 Goshawk 11., caused by the bend in the spoke near the hub. R.W. have not this fault, and Dunlops must do without bending the spoke as it is an obvious source of weakness. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||