Standardisation sheet memo regarding low rating front road springs and a 'Kismet' tyre tester.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\3\ scan0019 | |
| Date | 22th May 1931 | |
| HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM RS. {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} 8306b. RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} 1/M22.5.31. STANDARDISATION SHEETS. Please find two following sheets attached: (1) 20/25. LOW RATING FRONT ROAD SPRINGS. (Agreed by R. {Sir Henry Royce} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} & DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ) R. {Sir Henry Royce} remarks "Flexible springs permit a top heavy "car to roll, and which spoils its straight running "qualities, so keep down the C. of G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} , and with "ample damping we shall give satisfaction." DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} remarks "If the stress is too high it can "undoubtedly be reduced by increasing the number of "plates and re-arranging their thicknesses." (2) 20/25. & P. 2. "KISMET" TYRE TESTER. (Agreed by R. {Sir Henry Royce} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} & DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ) [STAMP: RECEIVED 1931 MAY 27] RS. {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} | ||
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).