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 the setup of test rigs for Spectre Textolite gears and a Wraith chain drive.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\1\ 01-page156 | |
| Date | 15th November 1934 | |
| +4619 To HHC. c. to Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}33/KM.15.11.34. We want to get a rig running for testing different types of Textolite gears on the SpectreCodename for Phantom III. If we had a scrap casting the simplest thing would be to take the front end of a SpectreCodename for Phantom III crankcase. We also want to run a Wraith chain drive. We have asked Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} to detail the parts in advance of the rest of the engine so that we may get the necessary sprockets cut and the chain, and start some endurance running. We have ordered some American parts which will be compared with the English produced article. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Hu. | ||