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).
Modifications to the right-hand levers for the Goshawk II model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\4\ scan0105 | |
| Date | 19th July 1923 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c.c. to CJ. c.c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c.c. to HE. X3528 Ba2/M19.7.23. GOSHAWK II. RIGHT HAND LEVERS. X.3528 X.4253. We send herewith N.sch.1430. shewing the arrangement of side levers for use with a revised gearbox which will shortly be sent you from "ElmsteadHenry Royce's home in West Wittering". We have altered the setting of the cross member slightly, and the hand brake differential shaft is modified and made now the same as the footbrake differential shaft except for the L.H. shaft which is shorter. The handle of the hand brake lever is to be like E.A.C. It will be noticed that the frame side member has been altered, the slope starting earlier than before. The brackets carrying the differential shafts are the same as now used except that a cap is used instead of the double bracket, and in accordance with Mr. Royce's wishes we have modified the taper pinning. Mr. Royce wishes the system of fitting a taper pin on a slight angle which we shew here to be adopted as standard in similar cases. The angular setting and lengths of the levers will be found on N.sch.1429 which you already have. The distance from the centre of the car is shewn on this drawing. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||