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).
Letter from The Rover Company Ltd. discussing gearbox weight, materials, and design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\3\ scan0227 | |
| Date | 26th May 1938 | |
| TELEPHONE 8081 (7 LINES). TELEGRAMS: ROVER, "COVENTRY". 1091 THE ROVER COMPANY LTD. COVENTRY, ENG. SBW:ME. May 26th 1938 W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby. Dear Robotham, Our own gearbox weighs about 80-lbs so we should certainly be interested to have a look at your's. I do not know how you can make your's the same weight for such a much heavier duty. We rather thought we used the best obtainable steel for the gears, i.e. K.E.805. We will go into it when we come up. We are in any event at the present time designing a single helical box, so that the moment is opportune. Yours sincerely, S.B.Wilks. | ||