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).
Weight analysis and simplification of chassis parts by comparing with competitor American practices for a new project called 'Phoenix'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\2\ scan0009 | |
| Date | 27th June 1937 | |
| To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}, PD. Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} NRO. CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Mths.{Reg Matthews} AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} GR.{George Ratcliffe} Std. JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} RC.{R. Childs} Ed.{J. L. Edwards} Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/AP.27.6.37 WEIGHT ANALYSIS AND SIMPLIFICATION OF CHASSIS PARTS. Complete weight analyses have now been obtained for the Oldsmobile, Bentley, Wraith Chassis, Packard front suspension and axle, Vauxhall engine and gearbox. One copy of each of these analyses will be available in the Office in the Experimental files. Two more copies will be available in the Library. We should like all concerned to make a careful analysis of Bentley III. drawings at present proposed, to see how they are going to compare for weight and simplicity with present American practice. Any suggestions as to how designs can be improved will be immediately used because B.III. is now going to be modified for Phoenix, and Phoenix is a chassis on which we want lightness and less costly schemes. We do not think we should let any scheme through unless it is either as simple as current American practice, or if more complicated that the additional complication can be justified by our particular requirements. At the moment we have three cwts. on the Bentley which is not found on the Oldsmobile, in spite of the fact that we use some 200 lbs. of aluminium and they use none at all. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||