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).
High workload on rear shock absorbers and the potential to reduce friction by abandoning split springs.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0233 | |
Date | 2nd February 1920 | |
Contd. -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG2.2.20. We are asking the rear shock absorbers to doa lot of work now the maximum friction is 95 lbs. If we abandon the split springs we may be able to do with much less friction. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} MADE AT CROXLEY | ||