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).
Requesting a test on a Goshawk longitudinal steering tube with specific spring buffer movements and strengths.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\July1922\ Scan7 | |
| Date | 5th July 1922 | |
| R.R. 225A (100 T) (S) R.{Sir Henry Royce} 798. 10-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2947 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to GJ. c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL [STAMP: REC'D A/C DEPT JUL 1922] GOSHAWK & GENERAL STEERING. Owing to some investigations we have been mak-ing at WW. I have come to the conclusion that there is hope for good in a longitudinal steering tube which has spring buffers to permit of shocks lengthening it about .5", and no flexibility to permit of shortening. Therefore please make a test with inner seat-ings for the spheres solidly fixed in the tube at each end, and spring buffers with .25 movement at each outer end, instead of the spring buffers having only a small allowable movement each way. The strength of the spring is a matter for trial - I imagine 50 lbs. to 100 lbs. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||