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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).
Analysis of wheel behaviour and path during a full lock turn, comparing two different curve representations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 29\1\  Scan061
Date  17th September 1925 guessed
  
& is dashed on to ground in the position e.g "toeing in" ~~thus~~ impact of wheel on ground & road drag caused by full lock slavvy wheel in turn swings this wheel back & brings wheel in air again to "toeing in" position of full forward lock as it dashes it to ground once more

Healey's says curves are marked thus:-

my analysis gives:-

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