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 return of a piston, noting it is more expensive and heavy with no discernible advantages.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\3\ scan0032 | |
| Date | 22th February 1924 | |
| X2748 BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}10/LG22.2.24. BY1/ML13.2.24. X2748 We are returning herewith the piston. It is difficult to see what advantage one could claim for this construction. It would certainly be more expensive and more heavy and we cannot see that it has any advantages. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||