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).
Note on tyre deflection, the disappointing performance of balloon tyres, and a personal mention of illness.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\April1926-June1926\ Scan13 | |
| Date | 26th April 1928 | |
| (2) tyre deflection cannot be damped. This I believe is why tyres (balloons) are slightly disappointing. Regret influenza has again kept me quiet for a week. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||