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).
Fault with an exhaust system clip slipping off the lagging and a proposed solution.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0393 | |
| Date | 8th March 1937 | |
| c. sent to Wym{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/4/JAB. 8th March 1937. 200a To. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 6. B. IV. EXHAUST SYSTEM. Re. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}I5/JH.5.3.37. Thank you for your memo. The clip directly behind the downtake pipe is not secured by any rivets, and slips off very easily. When the lagging becomes burnt it frequently falls off. The scheme referred to was for a small lug to be welded on to the expansion box so that the clip cannot slide back off the lagging. The box has received no maltreatment and we are running mileage on it. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Frank.. Walker | ||