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).
Proposal to modify a crankcase joint with a double oil flinger and drain, referencing related blueprints.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\T\January1929-February1929\ Scan009 | |
| Date | 7th January 1929 guessed | |
| (2) FIG 4. We now propose to make SS.{S. Smith} with a double flinger and oil drain between, as on blueprint LeC. 2636. herewith. The crankcase joint remaining as before, and the bottom half can be dropped without risk of damage as it is very quickly clear of the oil flinger. We had looked into the question of adapting to SS.{S. Smith} a retainer of the present Phantom type - fig. 4. - but this necessitates stepping the joint between upper and lower halves of crankchamber, either by overlapping the rear cover or making it as shewn on blueprint LeC. 2632. herewith, neither of which we consider satisfactory. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||