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).
Steering specifications for a Hispano model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 180\M4\M4.1\ img035 | |
| Date | 1st February 1924 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} c.c. to CJ. c.c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} c.c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ------------------- ORIGINAL Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn{Mr Robinson}1/LG7. 2. 24. HISPANO STEERING DETAILS. x980 DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}5/LBS.1.24. (crossed out) x4214 The right and left-hand turning circles of the Hispano are 49 ft. The locks producing these circles are 38° - the wheel base being 145*. Wemeasured the angular movement of the pendulum lever and stub axle for 180° movement of the steering wheel, 90° each side of the central position. The movement of the pendulum lever was 124° and that of the stub axle 154°. We append a sketch giving dimensions of the principal levers. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||