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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).
Correcting a previous analysis of high-speed wheel wobble.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 29\1\  Scan060
Date  17th September 1925
  
The Firs Matlock
17. 9. 25
X457
Ro{C. C. Rose - Export Manager}
I am feeling a bit run down left early today & may not be in tomorrow hence this note.
I made an obvious error which yourself or Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} may have noticed & corrected I was tired & fagged when I made analysis of High speed Wabble & as result got to the end too quickly.
Where in the last stage I point out that when wheel leaves the ground the first time with any real energy the wheel in question swings to its backward lock & then omit to notice this is first stage of movement & as a result the wheel on the ground still is made to 'toe in' as I assume a forward lock & that when this wheel is forced back by self centreing action and road drag the wheel in the air now falling is moved to forward lock in turn.
  
  


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