The failures of a High Tension Rotor and a Coil for the Goshawk II engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\4\ Scan014 | |
| Date | 25th April 1922 | |
| X4079a Extract from EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 2/LG25.4.22. RE GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) II. X.4357. HIGH TENSION ROTOR Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} reports this has failed on 5-Gos.II. A stronger type is in hand. Is it considered that this is satisfactory ? X.4079. COIL. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} reported that the one on 4-Gos.II failed when driving to L-e Canadel. We have not as yet received the faulty coil for investigation. | ||
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).