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).
Timing of modifications to avoid production delays, mentioning a specific change to piston clearance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\4\ scan0189 | |
| Date | 22th March 1920 | |
| Contd. -4- Bnl/W22.3.20. any modification can be instructed to the works fdr incorporation at a point which will not affect production. By that time we believe that further information will be availabe, which will be sufficient to justify a decision being taken. Additional information will, we hope, avoid some of the risk attached to incorporating modificabions and will no t materially delay the work. It is pointed out that one of the alternative modification s recommended by Mr. Royce and agreed to by Mr. Johnson, i.e. the increased clearance, has already been adopted from the date at which split pistons were incorporated. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} | ||