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).
Investigation of shallow air cushions for the Phantom II chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\3\ scan0205 | |
| Date | 15th March 1930 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} at W. X4524, Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}/Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}10/RDI/15-3-30. C U S H I O N S. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/MJ14-3-30. The position is, that because of the increase in the upsweep of the Phantom II chassis frame, we are anxious to find a really shallow cushion which will yet give the comfort our customers want.. If we can find a shallow cushion which gives greater comfort than the cushions we have hitherto had, so much the better. In our investigations we have come across the Paxon air cushion which is described in the attached leaflet and this is what Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} has in mind. When he was here earlier in the week we told him we had had one car equipped with Paxon pneumatic cushions and, so far as we have been able to tell, they appear to be very comfortable. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} expressed the opinion that similar cushions might be of /are assistance in some cases of springing complaints and we/endeavouring to obtain one for you to try. We will let you know the result in due course. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} ATTACHMENT. | ||