The development of an epicyclic easy-change gearbox, noting issues with the braking system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\2\ 02-page099 | |
| Date | 8th July 1930 | |
| X1323 Extract from - SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} RG. {Mr Rowledge} }FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} R1/W8.7.30. WORK AT WW. EASY CHANGE GEARS. DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /HDY. {William Hardy} has spent the week on epicyclic change gear. Much has been done to find possibilities of brakes. The gear looks quite promising, but brakes for same are very difficult to get good enough to be hopeful. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).