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).
Cost and potential issues of using articulated rods on the Phantom III engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\1\ scan0126 | |
| Date | 29th January 1937 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Smth from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 314 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}21/R.29.1.37. ARTICULATED RODS ON THE P.III. The present P.III rods cost £18 a set nett labour. Apart from slight unevenness and firing impulses between the two blocks what detriment can we expect from using articulated rods on the P.III? Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||