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).
Confirming the decision to use cast aluminium for brake straps instead of duralumin.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\3\ 03-page265 | |
| Date | 9th December 1927 | |
| Y5420 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG9.12.27. [REDACTED] During our last visit to WN, it was agreed that we should cancel the use of duralumin for brake straps and stick to the cast aluminium. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||