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).
The revision of the control lever springs on the Goshawk steering column, reducing the hand knob load from 3.5 lbs to 2.5 lbs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\4\ Scan281 | |
| Date | 30th June 1922 | |
| X4264 To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to CJ. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 1/30.6.22. RE CONTROL LEVER SPRINGS ON COLUMN - GOSHAWK. X.4239 X.4264. Further to N.sch.1299 already sent to you, shewing the revised design of controls on the steering column, we send herewith N.sch.1306 giving particulars of the spring for the control levers. Mr. Royce thought that the load on the hand knobs was too great. We measured this to be about 3.5 lbs., and have made the new design to give 2.5 lbs. Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||