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).
Analysis comparing the performance of Rover and Wilmot stabilisers and the effect on frame and lamp movement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\2\ scan0096 | |
| Date | 20th October 1934 | |
| -3- HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}4/KW.20.10.34. In the case of the Rover Stabiliser, the difference in frequency between the loose and tight conditions is of the order of 100/min. The effect of the tightness of these nuts upon the damping and frequency is a bad feature of the design. The curves for the Wilmot Stabiliser show that from a frequency of 670/min. to 800/min. the frame amplitude is constant, whereas that of the lamps increases by 100%. This indicates that the lamps must be moving relative to the frame. This movement is probably due to twisting of the individual side members of the frame. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.J.Hardy: | ||