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).
Requesting to rig up the hydraulic damper in the steering system to a specific load.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\4\ scan0325 | |
Date | 12th July 1927 | |
To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} X8430 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}4/M12.7.27. STEERING JOGGLES. X. 8430 X. 235 This is to remind you that R.{Sir Henry Royce} would like you to rig up the hydraulic damper in the steering system, to give a load of 192 lbs. at the end of the levers, which it is understood is equivalent to 16 lbs. inches torque at the wheel. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||