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).
Failure in the 20HP steering longitudinal tube and proposing a solution.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\Q\January1927-March1927\ 27 | |
| Date | 14th January 1927 | |
| ORIGINAL. R2/M10.1.27. DESPATCHED FROM WW. 14.1.27. X5430 X5450 HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ) FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} TO-DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ) (At Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence.) BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ) (Note: 'DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}' is struck through and 'BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}' is typed underneath it) C. to BJ. WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} -RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} STEERING - 20HP. - LONGITUDINAL TUBE. You will remember I suggested that the above was broken by shunting stress, and not running stresses, therefore flexibility of spring, and great clearance, are of less moment than strengthening the tubes for static loads. At the same time I cannot understand why we cannot at once move to N. sch. 2308. or 2329. both of which seem good. It cannot pay to muddle ourselves up with two types for the sake of a moderate number of comparatively inexpensive pieces. Therefore it seems better to go the whole hog and cut our losses, and get going quickly on whatever we think the best for the work in hand. R.{Sir Henry Royce} MADE AT CROXLEY | ||