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).
Testing of 'Stabilisateur Socetin' suspension parts from Belgium.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\1\ scan0019 | |
| Date | 16th August 1928 | |
| S/W (Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}) X3873 PN.{Mr Northey}1/WT16.8.28. Stabilisateur Socetin. With reference to your Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/LG14.8.28 do I understand that you would rather not carry out the test with the parts coming over from Belgium for the purpose, in view of your past experience of such devices and the fact that R.{Sir Henry Royce} is ultimately aiming at individual wheel suspension - because I have been to considerable trouble to get these parts available for us. They were previously going to another firm of engineers, and I understand there is not a second set of parts. These should arrive in England to-day. Further, I think that as any ultimate or individual wheel suspension is likely to be a considerable time ahead we might be wise in carrying to the extreme limit any method of xxxxxxxx improving our springing control in connection with present methods. PN.{Mr Northey} (uy) | ||