Clarifying the correct caster angle for the Silver Wraith steering system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\4\ scan0027 | |
| Date | 5th December 1938 | |
| 666 To HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 10/MH. {M. Huckerby} 5.12.38. SILVER WRAITH STEERING. There appears to be some doubt in the shop as to the correct caster angle for 30.G.VII. We herewith confirm that the angle should be 3/4° as on B.50 and the yokes should be to FB.4142/3. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||
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).