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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).
Agenda for a conference at Derby covering AERO and CHASSIS topics.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\2\  Scan017
Date  16th March 1932
  
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Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}12/Ell.3.32.

Agenda for conference at Derby 16.3.32.

AERO
1. Run through any items of Minutes of February 17th that are not finished.
2. Compression Ignition, recent memos of R.{Sir Henry Royce} Eg. referred to in Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}10/E9.3.32.
3. E.L.S. Variable Pitch Airscrews.

CHASSIS
4. Further 20/25 material to follow "U" Series. brake drums
5. General position re J.III Peregrine and Bensport. Radiator
6. Item 7 of last agenda re 18-0-4.
7. Instruction Books & Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}22/E24.2.32, Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid{A. J. Lidsey}3/NA{Mr Nadin}29.2.32, and BY/Cgh{W Clough}1/G9.3.32.
8. Controllable shock dampers - Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/MJ4.3.32 and Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}3/E8.3.32.
9. Gearboxes & Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/MJ27.2.32 and Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}18/E2.3.32.
10. Chassis wiring & Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst2/AD7.3.32.
11. Woodhead springs, see Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}23/E20.1.32 & Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}9/T26.1.32.
12. Testing in France, see Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}7/MJ21.1.32.
13. Continental model - proposed modifications to cylinder head and camshaft and how such modifications would affect material. Also crankshafts with larger journals and balance weights and crankcases. (Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} can explain)

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