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).
On the experimental status and proposed revival of a variable shock absorber design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\1\ Scan159 | |
| Date | 18th October 1930 | |
| PN.{Mr Northey} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} J832 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/MJ.18.10.30. VARIABLE SHOCK ABSORBER. Replying toPN.6/WT15.10.30. A shock absorber of this type has never been designed. We have fitted such a scheme up experimentally but did not obtain any definite results. We propose to revive it as soon as possible. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||