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 trial manufacturing wheelcase ball bearing housings and pump towers in aluminium for Eagle and Falcon engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 37\4\ scan 038 | |
| Date | 21th June 1917 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to EH. c. to EFC. X.3094 E7/B21.6.17. X.3094 - RE WHEELCASE BALL BEARING HOUSING AND WATER X.2712 & OIL PUMP TOWERS(UPPER & LOWER PARTS) X.3093 IN ALUMINIUM Would you please instruct the above items to be tried in crankcase aluminium for both Eagle and Falcon. The lowe portion of the oil pump tower is a very heavy piece at the present moment in bronze, which could well be used in the lighter metal. ball [Handwritten note: On trial see original] Where the Bearing housings overhand as in sketch they probably require a little stiffening up. These items should be added to the list quoted in memo Oy1/B16617. Oy. [Text printed upside down at bottom of page: N.R. 239. A (170 H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} (S.) D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} 442. 9-5-17) G 190S.] | ||