Chassis frame testing, detailing measurements and observations on deflection under load.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\4\ 04-page043 | |
| Date | 4th July 1912 guessed | |
| -3- Height of frame at front 23.75" Height of frame at rear 23.55" All the above chassis were fitted with 895 x 135 wheels and large flywheels. Mr Platford observed during these tests that although the frame was correct to drawing both before and after the tests yet while under load the joggle of the side members at the rear end of the frame had an upward set of 1/8". I understand that Mr Spinney is arranging for the side members of future cars to have a 1/8" initial set down- ward so that the frame will be correct/ when under load. Mr Platford points out that this deflection of the frame while under load may not actually take place when a proper body is fitted, as the load will then be distributed more evenly over the | ||
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).