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).
Revised design of control lever springs on the Goshawk steering column to reduce load on the hand knobs.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\June1922\ Scan120 | |
| Date | 30th June 1922 | |
| ORIGINAL To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/30.6.22. c. to CL. c. to Her. c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ✓ STAMP: RECEIVED 1st JUL 1922 12:30 RE. CONTROL LEVER SPRINGS ON COLUMN - GOSHAWK. X4139 x4264 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} STAMP: RECEIVED 1 JUL 1922 | ||