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).
Request for information on the weight of the Goshawk engine and the 40/50 to estimate the weight of the 'Seagull' engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 183\M22\ img236 | |
| Date | 11th December 1922 | |
| R.R. 238a (100 T) (S.H. 798 10-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2048 TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL E5/MS.12.22. R RE. WEIGHT OF "SEAGULL" ENGINE. X9920 In accordance with Mr. Royce's wishes would you kindly send us information regarding the weight of the Goshawk engine, and the modern weight of the 40/50 as it is desired to estimate by comparison what we are likely to expect the "Seagull" to weigh. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} [Stamp: RECEIVED DEC 11 1922] | ||