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).
Performance and high price of newly received Watford 12-cylinder aero magnetos.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 43\4\ Scan140 | |
| Date | 6th September 1928 | |
| Rg.{Mr Rowledge} from EFC. c. EY. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X4021 EFC3/T6.9.28. WATFORD 12-CYLINDER AERO MAGNETOS. Recently we received one pair of up-to-date 12-cylinder aero magnetos from the Watford Co., and we have made the necessary preliminary laboratory tests upon these, which results show quite a reasonable performance. R.{Sir Henry Royce} has remarked in one of his memos that we should not consider other machines than the B.T.H. but in view of the high price we have paid for these machines it does not seem to us that nothing should be done with them. May we have your remarks. The magnetos are, of course, specially suitable for high speed engines. EFC. | ||