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).
Experiment fitting radius rods to the front axle of a 40/50 or Goshawk model to cure road shocks.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\July1922\ Scan87 | |
| Date | 12th July 1922 | |
| R.R. 225A (100 T) (S R.{Sir Henry Royce} 798. 10-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2947 ORIGINAL To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to OJ. [crossed out] c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} R5/M12.7.22. RADIUS RODS TO FRONT AXLE - 40/50 OR GOSHAWK. X344/ I understand that you have in hand an experiment of fitting radius rods to the front axle of a Goshawk or a 40/50. We shall be glad if you will complete these and let us know the results. We are not sure whether the arrangement that you are adopting temporarily is free from faults. This I hope you will take up with Mr. Day who has now got all the particulars of our recent investigations before him. It has for it's object to see whether it cures the road shocks due to the imperfect geometry of the spring control and long steering tube. [STAMPED] FC JUL 14 1922 RECEIVED | ||