Steering issues on Goshawks, relating to low-pressure tyres and potential causes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\2\ Scan126 | |
| Date | 8th September 1924 | |
| H4565 To HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. BJ. PN. {Mr Northey} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 20 HP. STEERING. RE. LOW PRESSURE TYRES. R1/M8.9.24. X.4264 X.4565. We should be glad to know if low pressure tyres are better, or worse for steering wobbles. Is the complaint of heavy steering on Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))s due to initial tightness, which should not exist, or failure of lubrication, or lubrication demanding unreasonable care? I assume we are right in fitting plain washers on both pivots to create friction. Would slightly lower geared steering be an advantage? R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).