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).
Temporary experimental application of radius rods to the Goshawk steering system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\4\ Scan159 | |
| Date | 27th July 1922 | |
| 74263 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to CJ. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}4/M27.7.22. GOSHAWK - STEERING X.4264 X.4263. We send you herewith N.schs. 1309 and 1310, shewing the temporary application of radius rods to the Goshawk in accordance with Mr. Royce's memo - R2/M24.7.22. It will be seen that while the application as shewn is temporary, it would permit of it being made standard if it were found to be a great improvement, but the main idea of the proposal is to get the radius rods on a chassis as quickly as possible so that we may know whether this experiment is worth going on with or not. It will be noticed that the side steering tube is set rather differently, that a new top leaf for the front springs is required, and a new sheath under the spring clips, but otherwise it is proposed to use existing pieces for the purpose of these experiments. MADE AT CROXLEY Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||