The failure of a Goshawk 11 engine's worm wheel, requesting a design modification for better oiling.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\G\October1921\ Scan28 | |
| Date | 28th October 1921 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CH. c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Dn. c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to RP. c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} ORIGINAL. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4/LC28.10.21. GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. X4219 Failure of worm wheel driving oil pump and distributor. It is necessary that the design should be modified so that we are certain that this part will always be well oiled. We should like particulars of alterations considered necessary as soon as possible. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} R'R' 2292 (100 L) (2'H' 102' 10-12-20) C' 3818 | ||
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).