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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).
Centre-point steering, castoring action, and the effect of the torque arm.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 73\3\  scan0034
Date  12th July 1928
  
R.R. 493A (40 H) (SL 42 12-7-28). J.H. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}
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EXPERIMENTAL REPORT.
Expl. No. 9940
REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn{Mr Robinson}/LG15.5. 24.

with centre-point steering. Once it has started the reverse, castoring action will, of course, aggravate the trouble.

We have investigated the couple caused by the centre of gravity about the side upon which most braking is being done, and find that this has not as much affect on the steering as we supposed. This has been proved practically by the fact that the torque arm eliminates the movement of the steering wheel under these conditions.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}

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