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).
Use of rubber and torsional dampers for engine suspension.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\5\ Scan012 | |
| Date | 9th March 1928 | |
| E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to BJ. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X7005 R6/M9.3.28. EAC.10 ENGINE SUSPENSION. X. 7005 E6/M7.3.28. X. 634 We can get Derby to try any combination of flexibility of rubber, but I think it will have to be the same for front and back to avoid confusion, otherwise it would not be practical. It would seem to me that at least it could be twice as flexible. Also with integral gearbox we need not worry about alignment. X. 634 We would like to be able to try torsional dampers to reduce periods building up. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||