Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

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}
  
  


Copyright Sustain 2025, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙