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Table of results from frame cross rigidity tests on four different designs, including a 'Spectre' model.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 94\4\  scan0048
Date  21th May 1935
  
FRAME CROSS RIGIDITY TESTS

| FIG. 1 SPECTRE(Codename for Phantom III) | FIG. 2 SPECTRE(Codename for Phantom III) REINFORCED | FIG. 3 | FIG. 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZERO 10.105 | INS. 10.130 | INS. 9.975 | INS. 10.075 |
| 3 LBS. 10.060 | INS. .045 | 10.100 .030 | 9.912 .063 | 10.025 .050 |
| ZERO 10.105 | 10.130 | 9.975 | 10.075 |
| ZERO 10.105 | 10.130 | 9.975 | 10.075 |
| 7 LBS 10.000 | .105 | 10.053 .073 | 9.830 .145 | 9.950 .125 |
| ZERO 10.105 | 10.130 | 9.975 | 10.075 |
| ZERO 10.105 | 10.130 | 9.975 | 10.075 |
| 10 LBS 9.950 | .155 | 10.025 .105 | 9.750 .225 | 9.885 .190 |
| ZERO 10.105 | 10.130 | 9.960 | 10.075 |
| ZERO 10.105 | 10.130 | YIELD POINT | 10.075 |
| 15 LBS 9.870 | .235 | 9.960 .170 | REACHED AT | 9.800 .275 |
| ZERO 10.075 | 10.125 | 10 LBS. | 10.055 |
| ZERO YIELD POINT | 10.125 | | 10.055 |
| 18 LBS REACHED AT | 9.930 .195 | | 9.725 .330 |
| ZERO 15 LBS | 10.125 | | 10.040 |
| ZERO | 10.125 | | YIELD POINT |
| 22 LBS | 9.880 .245 | | REACHED AT |
| ZERO | 10.110 | | 15 LBS. |
| YIELD POINT | YIELD POINT | | |
| REACHED AT | REACHED AT | | |
| 22 LBS. | 22 LBS. | | |
| | DUE TO OVERLOAD | | |
| | OF FIXINGS. | | |
| | | | 21-5-35 |
  
  
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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