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).
Secret memo regarding the design and schematics for the rear axle and brakes on the JAPAN 3 project.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\3\ scan0029 | |
| Date | 1st February 1931 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} SECRET X5360. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}2/M5. 2. 31. C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} JAPAN 3. REAR AXLE AND BRAKES. X.5350. X.5360. Herewith we send N. schs. 3203/4/5 - Rear axle tube, brakes and operation. We have endeavoured to introduce as many economical points as possible. We have not increased the dia. of the brake drums as they seem to compare favourably with P. 2. It seems rather the front brakes that want increasing instead of the back. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||