Policy on front wheel brakes in response to a report from Mr. Hives.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\6\ Scan128 | |
| Date | 23th October 1923 | |
| To CJ. from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. RG. {Mr Rowledge} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X 1559 R2/M23.10.23. RE FRONT WHEEL BRAKES+ X.9940. X.1559. Referring to Mr. Hives' first report I do not think we need alter our policy because of this. It is more or less what we expected. I do not doubt the troubles, but think Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} is mistaken in the cause - i.e. that the wind up of the axle puts the brakes on. They are designed to make no change in this respect. We have instructed him however to re-arrange them so as to definitely pull off by deflection. We think this can be arranged so that the front wheel brakes cannot easily be over-operated - see other memo - whereas the back wheel brakes will be arranged to skid the wheels by the 'servo' action, before the pedal reaches the floorboard. 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).