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).
Requesting an alteration to the angle of the worm drive gears for the 'Buzzard' wheelcase.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\E\September1920\ Scan9 | |
| Date | 10th September 1920 | |
| To D.A. from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ~~Copy to C.L. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} E.F.C.~~ ORIGINAL. X.3814. RE "BUZZARD" WHEELCASE. RECEIVED E2/G/P/9/20. 10 SEP 1920 Would you kindly note that the angle of the ~~lower~~ worm drive gears ~~and the angle of the worm gear~~ at the lower end of the camshaft drive should be altered from 58° to 57.30° to make the centres of this gearing agree with the centres of the gears at the upper end of the drive. The angle of this latter gearing is 45°. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 4 | ||