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The weight increase of a stiffer spring compared to a standard spring, and the goal of weight reduction.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 71\2\  scan0200
Date  21th November 1927 guessed
  
contd :- -3-

Increase in weight of stiffer spring over standard spring
10.5% whereas we consider we ought to be able to decrease
the weight quite 20%.

As we are fighting for a few pounds off
the axle we do consider that the whole question of spring
weights requires careful attention.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson}
  
  
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).


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