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The sprung and unsprung weight calculations for chassis 1800.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 3\3\  03-page033
Date  25th October 1911
  
Weights (of sprung & unsprung chassis). 3700.
Weight of chassis 1800.
Full with Oil, Water, Petrol, & Tyres.

cwts qrs lbs lbs
Front 14 0 1 = 1569
Rear 12 2 27 = 1427.
Total 26 3 0 = 2996.

Unsprung weight i.e.
(Weight released all spring shackles bolts taken out.)
cwts qrs lbs lbs
front 2 3 14 = 322.
rear 5 1 8 = 596

Total 8 0 22 = 918.
Therefore load on each front spring . = 624 lbs
rear . = 416 lbs

Handwritten notes:
Top right: 25-10-11. X280
Bottom left: Tyres filled with air not weighed L.R 25/10/11
Bottom right: 20lbs for jack & tools 40 lbs full tank
  
  
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).


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