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).
The adoption of a pilot jet for easy starting and comparison with existing choker schemes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\2\ scan0028 | |
| Date | 28th June 1921 | |
| X4387 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} e.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}--to-BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} e.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}--& Extract from EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/Thnl2/F28.6.21. X.3719 X.4387 X.4305 Pilot jet for easy starting has so far very favourably impressed them here. I believe I could get them to adopt it in preference to their choker scheme fitted to 4.EX, but something of this sort they say they must have. They immediately ask if this can be standardised. They must fix it on at once, and retrospectively if convenient, etc. We must settle something quickly. I am now about to make a long test and take compara- tive results of all proposed schemes. Weather warm but works well. OY. has cabled to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} for particulars. I will report later when I have made comparative tests of Derby scheme and Springfield choker scheme. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | ||