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).
The effects of braking and a torque arm on centre-point steering.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\3\ scan0253 | |
| Date | 15th May 1924 | |
| R.R. 403A (40 H) (8L 42 12-7-23). J.H., D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} -3- EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. Expl. No. 9940 REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/LG15.5.24. with centre-point steering. Once it has started the reverse, castoring action will, of course, aggravate the trouble. We have investigated the couple caused by the centre of gravity about the side upon which most braking is being done, and find that this has not as much affect on the steering as we supposed. This has been proved practically by the fact that the torque arm eliminates the movement of the steering wheel under these conditions. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} DICKINSON & SON 1804 MADE AT CROXLEY | ||