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).
Requesting a reply regarding the weight of tools and spares for the Goshawk chassis.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\J\November1922\ Scan108 | |
| Date | 23th November 1922 | |
| R.R. 235B (100 T) (S.H. 798. 10-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2948 TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ORIGINAL DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/M23.11.22. GOSHAWK WEIGHTS. X4538 [Handwritten, crossed out] X4083 [Handwritten] V4084 With reference to your Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG201122., we would very much like a reply to our request in Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}4/M51022., for the existing weight of the [underlined] tools and spares [/underlined], which are going to be supplied with each Goshawk chassis. You will notice that we have only been able to allow 16 lbs. for these against 24 lbs on the [underlined] 40/50 [/underlined]. This data, together with the new chassis weights you have supplied, will enable us to revise our statistics. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||