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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).
The completion and testing of the first set of piston-type hydraulic shock absorbers, noting difficulties with trapped air.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 55\3\  Scan038
Date  2nd February 1926
  
To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to CJ. BJ.
c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}

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Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG2. 2. 26.

RR. HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBERS.
PISTON TYPE.

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The first set of these shock absorbers are completed and should be on test in a day or so.

We are having a certain amount of difficulty in getting rid of the air when filling the shock absorbers, with oil. It can be got rid of by taking special precautions, but at present we do not know exactly where the air gets trapped.

The tests with the shock absorbers will proceed at once.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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