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 mounting of RB.71 headlamps onto Goshawk wings, referencing N.scheme 1417.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\J\May1923\ Scan15 | |
| Date | 18th May 1923 | |
| ORIGINAL, TO BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to CJ. c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M18.5.23. GOSHAWK 11. HEAD LAMPS. X4090 We send herewith N.scheme 1417. shewing a method of mounting RB.{R. Bowen}71 lamp on the Goshawk wings. Mr. Royce would like HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} to make up a set of these and mount them on G.Goshawk if possible, or at any rate mount them on a Goshawk as soon as possible. In this case we shall have to retain the pair of RB.{R. Bowen}71 lamps which Messrs Lucas have sent us to your instructions, and we will forward them to you immediately after the holidays. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} [Stamp: RECEIVED 21 MAY 1933] [Stamp: 1053] | ||