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).
Progress report on various vehicle development and testing tasks, including performance, brakes, and specific components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img275 | |
| Date | 3rd March 1941 | |
| Em.5/CF.3.3.41. - 2 - These should be urged as we have already had customers' complaints of high petrol consumption and also of performance. 7 - AUSTIN 12 HUB & Method. This is now running on 9-B-V.{VIENNA} Work should be carried out on the test bed to see what degree of silence can be obtained and an endurance test should also be run. 8 - Brakes. Em/MH.{M. Huckerby} promised detail drawings for Tuesday morning, March 5th. 9 - PROPELLOR SHAFT. Drawings will be completed by March 10th, and the pro-then pellor shaft can be tested on the jig. 10 - GEARBOX BENTLEY. 12-B-V gearbox is not yet sufficiently noisy to justify stripping. 11. - HEATERS AND RADIATORS. A 12 volt motor has been ordered for the underseat heater. 12 - YTH MODEL. This has been seen and approved. Various minor modi-fications will be tried. 13 - ENGINE MOUNTINGS. Information regarding B.30 engine mountings was given to W/CD. verbally. This will now be incorporated in a report. 14 - RILEY. B.40 with Myta front. Em/MH.{M. Huckerby} will give W. an Ldr. and necessary pieces to bring the B.40 engine front in line with the Myta | ||