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).
Recommending the immediate adoption and standardisation of a new, superior design for the Goshawk Damped Spring Drive.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 79\3\ scan0150 | |
| Date | 26th April 1923 | |
| X.4222 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} PN.{Mr Northey} c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} R6/M26.4.23. GOSHAWK DAMPED SPRING DRIVE. X.4222. This third design is so manifestly superior, that it should be adopted at once. It does not depart widely from the second design at present in use, but naturally will give better service, and less trouble to get perfect. I therefore think this should go ahead for standardisation at once. The 10,000 mile trial can be done during production. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||