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).
Letter discussing amplifier brakes, high-speed wobble, and a 'Lashlock' device.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\3\ scan0048 | |
| Date | 24th October 1927 guessed | |
| 5 - accurately whenever the wheel is released. The slight spring friction in the amplifier brakes should form an effective damper for high-speed wobble. He is working along these lines, taking out the backlash of the gear by means of the "Lashlock" described herewith, but meanwhile is going to send us a drawing of the device as made at present. Yours very truly, Maurice Olley MO/R Encl. COPY | ||