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 a 1000 lb. spring for the FW.1781 series.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\2\ scan0048 | |
| Date | 10th March 1939 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FWK.14/JH. 10th. March, 1939. Briefly, therefore what we require is a 1000 lb. spring (weighing as near to 33 lb. as possible) which we can include in our FW.1781 series (56" x 2 1/2"). We would like to have yours views once more, before asking you to make us a pair. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||