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).
Letter to the Technical Editor of 'The Motor' magazine challenging an article on 'Corner-Ability'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\3\ scan0191 | |
| Date | 6th May 1937 | |
| 1204 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} 6th May, 1937. Technical Editor, "The Motor", 5-17, Rosebery Avenue, LONDON. E.C. k.{Mr Kilner} Dear Sir, We cannot allow to go unchallenged your article on "Corner-Ability" in this week's issue of "The Motor". We have at Derby a large flat concrete place where one can drive continuously on a corner of 120 ft. radius, or less. We have never been able to achieve an acceleration of .55G. We believe that on a similar apparatus in America .6G has very occasionally been maintained. If sometime one of your engineers is in this part of England during fine weather we should be delighted to demonstrate that corners of .9 or even .75G. are entirely out of the question. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. Not for publication | ||