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).
Request for a structural assessment on a new spindle for B.III & B.50 rear brakes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\3\ scan0219 | |
| Date | 1st September 1938 | |
| 806 also 4061029 Hl. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM{Anthony F. Martindale}2/R.1.9.38. B.III & B.50 REAR BRAKES. With reference to your Laboratory Report - H1/EJW.1/JM.{Mr Morley}19.8.38., will you please say if the new spindle herewith, which has been produced from 3% nickel case-hardening steel (P.259) with the threads soft, has a better structure and is free from defects. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||