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Comparison of thick and thin leaf springs, referencing pre-war designs and drive characteristics.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 51\4\  Scan064
Date  16th August 1922
  
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EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 4/116.8.22.

compared with thick leaf springs, and America contend that if the slack in the drive is eliminated (to avoid chunking) and the tyres not pumped up too hard, that only a slight extra friction than that given by the present thin leaf springs is required.
They also point out that the pre-war thin leaf springs are more effective than the present springs, as comparatively more leaves were used.

EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality 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).


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