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).
New weight-saving design for Phantom wing stays and head light fixings, recommending immediate production.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\1\ scan0273 | |
| Date | 9th July 1927 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to BJ. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X8390 R6/M9.7.27. PHANTOM WING STAYS - X. 8390 HEAD - LIGHT FIXINGS. X. 8840 As our latest design of these parts save a considerable percentage of the weight, they assist towards the ideal distribution of the weight, and as they are standardised they should pass into production as soon as ever possible. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||