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).
Note discussing the ideal weight for a steering wheel, balancing feel with structural limitations.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\3\ scan0301 | |
Date | 7th March 1924 guessed | |
contd:- -2- (c) Perhaps watch that our steering wheel is not too light - (a large heavy steering wheel would be good from this point, but bad because it would be too heavy to carry on an overhanging tube. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||