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The steering geometry and measurements for a Hispano vehicle.


Identifier  Morton\M4.1\  img035
Date  7th February 1924
  
To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson}
c. to CJ.
c. to RG. {Mr Rowledge}
c. to DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}

ORIGINAL

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn {Mr Robinson} 1/LG7.2.24.

HISPANO STEERING DETAILS.
DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 5/MES.1.24.
x980
y4214

The right and left-hand turning circles of the Hispano are 49 ft.

The locks producing these circles are 38½° - the wheel base being 145".

We measured the angular movement of the pendulum lever and stub axle for 180° movement of the steering wheel, 90° each side of the central position. The movement of the pendulum lever was 12½° and that of the stub axle 15½°.

We append a sketch giving dimensions of the principal levers.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson}
  
  
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).


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