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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).
Specification sheet for a Goshawk Front Spring, Drawing No. 53332.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 106\1\  scan0008
Date  23th February 1925 guessed
  
COPY.

GOSHAWK SPRING - Front 12 1/2% Stiffer.

Drawing No. 53332.

Loads. 550, 600, 650 lbs.
Span. 38" Eccentricity of centre bolt 1".
Width. 1.75" (1.70 at eyes).
Free Camber. (eye centres to top of main plate) - 2.60".
Loaded " " " " " " " " " - 0.35".
Deflection due to load. 2.25"
Eyes both solid.

Plates. 9 as follows.

Lengths. Eccentricity of centre bolt. Thicknesses.
550 lbs. 600 lbs. 650 lbs.

38" plus eyes. 1.00" .25 .25 .25
36. .95 .22 .22 .23
31.7/8 .84 .21 .22 .23
27.3/4 .74 .21 .21 .22
23.3/4 .64 .20 .21 .22
19.7/8 .54 .19 .20 .21
16 .44 .19 .20 .20
12.1/4 .35 .18 .19 .20
8.1/2 .25 .18 .19 .19

Clip Plates. 3 & 7.

Clip Centres undecided.
  
  


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