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).
With a sketch concerning a clearance issue where the bijur connection on the rocker shaft fouls the crankcase on a Wraith model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\1\ scan0034 | |
| Date | 28th July 1937 | |
| Gain by one piece cover 0.100 Gain by shorter splines as on Continental Ph III 0.150 Total 0.250 6009a CHATEAUROUX. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/7/JAB.28.7.37. To. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/ FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/ wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/ GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 26.G.VI.- WRAITH. Steering & Engine Mounting. Please note that the bijur connection on the end of the rocker shaft fouls the side of the crankcase when the engine rocks over. ------------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||