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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).
Change to the front axle spring pads for the Goshawk 11.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 49\4\  Scan103
Date  25th April 1921
  
To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from R.{Sir Henry Royce}
c. to CJ.
c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

X4263

R7/G25.4.21.

X.4263 RE GOSHAWK 11 - FRONT AXLE. X.4372

With reference to the front axle for "Goshawk 11", there will be some little change made with reference to the pads on which the spring sits. This will probably be of the present pattern, but somewhat longer, not for a wider spring, but along the axis of the car.

i.e. increasing the centres from about 1 3/8" to at least 1 3/4".
I think our 40/50 the clips are too near together, being only 1 1/2". We are considering increasing this to 2" and testing another pattern of clip.

R.{Sir Henry Royce}
  
  


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