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).
Comparing the effect of transverse pivot inclination on steering effort for different axle types.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\1\ scan0064 | |
| Date | 22th September 1926 | |
| Attached to - TRANSVERSE PIVOT INCLINATION OVERALL STEERING EFFICIENCY ASSUMED AS 60% WHEN CALCULATING LOADS ON THE STEERING WHEEL RIM PIVOT ASSUMED VERTICAL IN LONGITUDINAL ELEVATION TO SIMPLIFY COMPARISON. Table 1: | SERIES. | Inclination of king pins. | Pivot lift centre to full lock. | Resultant effort lifting car. Mean manual load. Centre to full lock. | |---|---|---|---| | T. (No F.W.B) | 5° | .0382 | 3.65 lbs. | | V. {VIENNA} (New PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I). | 6° | .0532 | 4.56 lbs. | | C2 (New axle) | 2° 30' | .015 | 1.15 lbs. | Comparison of effect of transverse pivot inclination only, i.e. every axle assumed fitted to a "T" series car so that the car wt. and steering ratio remain a constant :- Table 2: | Type of axle. | Resultant effort lifting Car. Rim of the steering wheel. | |---|---| | T. (No F.W.B.) | 3.65 lbs. | | V. {VIENNA} (New PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I) | 5.13 lbs. | | C2 (New axle). | 1.44 lbs. | | ||