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).
Minutes of a daily conference discussing rubber connections for Aero Engines and dynamo supplies.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan097 | |
| Date | 18th May 1920 | |
| Hr/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 18th May 1920. MINUTES OF DAILY CONFERENCE. 18TH MAY 1920. Present:- Copies to:- BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hr. CJ. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} C. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Hr. Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} ----------------- (1) RUBBER CONNECTIONS. Mr. Bailey is seeing Capt. Briggs this afternoon of the Technical staff of the Air Board, and is going to discuss the following points:- (1) Whether they will allow us to send Aero Engines away from these Works without rubber connections. (2) If we can get a modification of the present specification for these rubber connections. We are getting rubber connections from the Avon people to get us over our temporary difficulties. (2) TEST OF DYNAMOS. (a) Mr. Haldenby and Mr. Platford report:- Tackle for testing the dynamos is here in the Works, but we are now held up owing to the strike. SUPPLIES. DYNAMOS. (b) The question was also raised on the future supply of dynamos as they have only been ordered for the first 1000 chassis. An order for new dynamos would have to go out soon to ensure supplies. Mr. Whitehead is writing to ask a representative of Lucas to come over to the Works to see Mr. Bailey as early as possible this week. | ||