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).
The revised Epicyclic 3rd speed gearbox and the experimental arrangement of its oil pump and lubrication jet.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\V\October1930-February1931\ Scan052 | |
| Date | 31th October 1930 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Copy to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M31.10.30. ORIGINAL X7310. X5310. X523. EPICYCLIC 3rd. SPEED GEARBOX REVISED. Herewith we send a sch. 3161. shewing the arrangement of the oil pump and lubrication jet on the forward part of the above gearbox. The way shewn of shaping the 2nd. motion shaft so as to lead the oil to the bearings at each end is somewhat experimental and some modification may be required as a result of trial. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} RECEIVED 1930 NOV 6 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||