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).
Instruction to delete the boss on the gearbox arm for the Spectre and Wraith models.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\1\ scan0102 | |
Date | 28th February 1935 | |
To BT.{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} from Hdy.{William Hardy} SECRET. HDY.{William Hardy}1/HP28.2.35. c. Wop. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} RWC. Handwritten: GFL x328 SpectreCodename for Phantom III and Wraith Gearboxes. Will you kindly delete the Boss on the arm of the gearbox for the stay to the brake countershaft. With the semi-servo system this stay is not necessary as there is no external unbalanced load on the servo. HDY.{William Hardy} | ||