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).
Fitting of a body to project J.3. and the performance of its second engine unit.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\2\ scan0087 | |
| Date | 9th April 1932 | |
| SECRET. XS830 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}S/MJ.9.4.32. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. c. to Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} J.3. XS770. We expect to fit the body completely mounted and finished, on J.3., sometime next week. We have run the second engine unit on the test bed. The performance is the same as the first. The engine gears, although not as good as the first unit are good as erected. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||