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).
Performance of fitted wheels on Armoured cars and the need for wire wheel designs for the Goshawk model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\4\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 15th November 1921 | |
| R.R. 385a (100 T) S.H. 798. 10-12-20. G 2947 contd. -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG15.11.21. --------- dissatisfied. We have also fitted 130 sets of these wheels to Armoured cars and as these cars are excessively loaded, they should show up any weakness as regards their construction or inclination to buckle. This has not been the case. We have recently pointed out to Mr. Royce that wire wheelse should be designed and tested for the Goshawk because we think it would be a mistake to have no alternative to the disc wheels, also we are certain that quite a number of customers will demand wire wheels. We are pressing Mr. Royce for designs for wire wheels suitable for Goshawk. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||