Broken spoke on a Dunlop wire wheel fitted to a Goshawk 11.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\September1922\ Scan22 | |
| Date | 18th September 1922 | |
| To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to CU. HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} : c. to EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} ROY. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} R3/M18.9.22. RE. DUNLOP WIRE WHEELS. X3599 I pointed out to Mr. Bailey that we had a broken spoke on No.4.Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11., caused by the bend in the spoke near the hub. Rudge-Whitworth have not this fault, and Dunlops must do without bending the spoke as it is an obvious source of weakness. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).