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).
Memo discussing and comparing various automotive systems including brakes, shock dampers, and lubrication.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\2\ img064 | |
| Date | 13th February 1934 guessed | |
| III second year on the dynamometer it - will not give trouble in the hands of the American public. A shorter period is used for bottom year but I do not know what this is. Brakes. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} asked for information re simplified brake schemes. These seem equally divided between 1. Bendix Cable system. This is exceedingly simple, weighs nothing, has self servo'ing shoes and looks absolutely repulsive. I cannot believe it will prove able to deal with aerodynamic speeds. 2. Lockheed. This is equally simple but is a better job. The servo used is the B.K. vacuum booster which works well. Am bringing one back. Shock Dampers. I enclose a sketch of the new Spicer shock damper. Hudsons are using it. It would bell cranks and might fit in with some knee action scheme. Bijur Lubrication. Being used only by Packard but Cadillacs use plugging. | ||