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 to W. West, Esq. concluding a discussion about the cause of a crankshaft failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\3\ scan0133 | |
| Date | 1st January 1938 | |
| W. West, Esq., -3- 1.1.38. If the cause suggested for the failure of the crankshaft is correct, it is surprising that the operators did not notice the increased roughness which resulted from running on the torsional period. Yours sincerely, | ||