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).
Suggesting a gearing change for an inertia damper to better counteract high-speed steering wobble.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\1\ Scan172 | |
| Date | 26th January 1926 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} X457 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/LG26.1.26. INERTIA DAMPER. ✓8520 With reference to the inertia damper for high speed steering wobbles. We find that when we are experiencing a wobble of the maximum amplitude which is likely to occur under any combination of circumstances, the angular movement of the arm on this damper is only 22° when the connecting link is in its lowest position. We suggest therefore that if the movement of the connecting link to this device was geared 2 to 1, it would have a better chance of functioning satisfactorily. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||