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 fitting of steadying stays for a side wheel carrier on a Phantom II chassis.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\4\ Scan092 | |
Date | 3rd September 1931 | |
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C.He/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} 87500. BY/HEB{H. Biraben}1/M.3.9.31. PHANTOM II. CHASSIS. DASH, BRACKETS, & FOOTBOARDS SEC:7130. FOR FITTING STEADYING STAYS FOR SIDE WHEEL CARRIER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCH:1532 & "T" SCHEME 3322. Kindly note we have issued details for this to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} by our memo BY/HEB{H. Biraben}6/M.2931., this scheme is not so good for the Phantom II. when adopted from "T" Scheme 3322, as it is for 20-HP. as the Stay is not direct, but is at an angle. In accordance with your requirements we have issued this, but BY has sent a print of our Scheme 1532 to W.W. to point this out to them. BY/HEB.{H. Biraben} HEB{H. Biraben} | ||