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).
Sheet 2 of a memo discussing the investigation of different jacking schemes.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\1\ scan0027 | |
Date | 21th January 1936 guessed | |
-sheet 2- necessary fittings for trying out the Stephenson jacking scheme as used on the Vauxhall. These jacks, however have only 1 1/8" stroke at the moment which does not seem adequate in view of the figures we obtained for the Rover scheme. We will, however, investigate both methods of dealing with the problem. | ||