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Rear spring limitations and the agreement to use a compression shackle for an easier construction.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 161a\1\  scan0119
Date  3rd October 1940
  
Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 10/JH.3.10.40 - 2 -

9. The front end of the rear spring, being under the frame, is virtually a fixed limitation. The height of the rear eye is controlled by quantities outlined in '8'. It is impossible to provide a tension shackle of reasonable length to approx. the constant periodicity with varying load without imperilling the ground clearance.

It was agreed to use a ling compression shackle which will give equivalent results and provide an easier and lighter construction.

10. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GB. will go ahead with projects of the front and rear spring fixings of the rear springs so that we can determine the shape of the frame side member.

Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
  
  
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).


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