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).
Discouraging the use of thick oil in gearboxes and back axles, citing handling difficulties in a cold Goshawk.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\M\October1924-December1924\ Scan41 | |
| Date | 1st November 1924 | |
| TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}) FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} [HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} is struck through and 'ER' is handwritten below it] ORIGINAL R6/M29. 11. 24. X4219 [Handwritten and struck through] V3591 [Handwritten and struck through] I should discourage the use of thick oil in gearboxes and back axles. The brown Goshawk which has come here is extremely difficult to handle when it is cold in the morning. Where the gearbox was filled I do not know. This car is 4. Goshawk 2. R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Initial 'HAR' is handwritten next to it] | ||