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Hand-drawn schematic showing a temporary modification to the Goshawk II Propeller Shaft.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\G\September1921\  Scan12
Date  7th September 1921
  
ORIGINAL
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GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) II
PROPELLER SHAFT
FRONT END
These 8 holes to be Drilled in Coldrilling of Test Bed engine Gos II
4 - .187 HOLES
4 - .187 HOLES
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4 - .187 HOLES AFTER FLATTING CORNER LOCALLY
FLAT TO RUN OUT WITH A RAD. ON EITHER SIDE
THE HOLES SHOWN IN THE POSITIONS INDICATED ABOVE ARE A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO GET THE EXPERIMENT GOING SEE R7G7921.
7.Sept.1921
  
  
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).


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