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).
Requesting an urgent order of flywheel springs for a Phantom spring drive to test a fix for 'galloping knocks'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\4\ scan0253 | |
| Date | 20th January 1928 | |
| [Struck through text] c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} f8020 BY/CS6/DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}20.1.28. Re Phantom - Spring Drive - Sec:5020. Please receive herewith print of - E.77078 - Flywheel Spring. Will you please order up 20 sets of these Springs in accordance with Mr Bailey's instructions, and pass a quantity to the Exptl:Dept: for testing with cotton duck washers E.76740/1, with a view to eliminating the trouble defined as "galloping knocks". We would mention that this matter is of an urgent nature, therefore will Mr Mills please obtain springs as soon as ever possible. An A.T.P. order number will be supplied for this job, as soon as possible. BY/CS. | ||