Test report on a modified Goshawk steering fixing that failed during a bump test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\4\ Scan318 | |
| Date | 9th November 1922 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY, X4264 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3/LG9.11.22. MODIFIED FIXING FOR GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) STEERING X.4264. We have run the modified fixing for the steering 17¼ hours on the bump test. After that run the stay anchoring the support to the frame, broke. We are sending the broken piece to R. {Sir Henry Royce} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).