Specifying the use of cast iron for the flywheel, clutch pressure plate, and stationary plate for the 'Goshawk II' chassis.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\F\April1921\ Scan1 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1921 | |
| To P.A. from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to C.J. H.S. ORIGINAL E3/02/4/21. X4244. RE "GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) II" - CAST IRON FLYWHEEL. Referring to the flywheel, clutch pressure plate, and stationary plate for "Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) II" chassis, Mr. Royce expects that these will be made in cast iron, a separate gear ing in steel being attached to the flywheel for starting purpose. Details of this latter will be shewn on the starter scheme for Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) II which will shortly be despatched. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Stamp 1: Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} APR 4 1921 RECEIVED Stamp 2: D 4 APR 1921 RECEIVED | ||
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).