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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).
Questioning the claim of constant leverage in a four-wheel brake system.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 73\3\  scan0231
Date  10th July 1924
  
To DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

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Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG7.10.24.

FOUR WHEEL BRAKES.

We should like to draw your attention to
Paragraph 11. in the attached pamphlet.
Do you consider this correct?
We do not see how we can claim constant
leverage over the whole range of action and wear.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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