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).
Internal correspondence regarding the use of a Goshawk dynamo as an alternative to a Lucas part.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 51\1\ Scan334 | |
Date | 16th February 1924 | |
X 4383 16.2.24. HIVES AND CLARK. ROYCAR. DERBY. RE. EAC-111 WE CAN USE GOSHAWKAero EngineCodename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after KestrelAero Engine DYNAMO INSTEAD OF ALTERING LUCAS AS ALTERNATIVE PROPOSITION CAN THE GOSHAWKAero EngineCodename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after KestrelAero Engine MACHINE BE MADE TO GIVE SUFFICIENT OUTPUT AND CUT IN EARLY ENOUGH ETC. DRIVEN ON THE ENGINE PLEASE TELEGRAPH OR TELEPHONE COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR TRANSMISSION TO R. {Sir Henry Royce} ELLIOTT. EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} /LG - 18.2.24. ELLIOTT - ELMSTEADHenry Royce's home in West Wittering - WEST WITTERINGHenry Royce's home town. RE GENERATOR QUERY GOSHAWKAero EngineCodename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after KestrelAero Engine DYNAMO OUTPUT CONSIDERED INSUFFICIENT STOP FIGURES TELEGRAPHED LAST WEEK WRITING SENDING COMPARATIVE CURVES CLARK. | ||