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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).
Graph comparing the torsional stiffness of different frame configurations under load.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\S\June1928-August1928\  Scan064
Date  5th July 1928 guessed
  
FOR THESE TESTS THE FRAME WAS SUPPORTED AT THE REAR ON JACKS THEREBY ELIMINATING THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE REAR SPRINGS.
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LEGEND:
______ STANDARD FRAME
_ _ _ _ '' PLUS X MEMBER UNDER RADIATOR
_._._. '' PLUS 4 POINT MOUNTING

FIGURES REPRESENT MEAN OF FRAME TWISTED FIRST CLOCKWISE AND THEN ANTI - CLOCKWISE.

Y-AXIS: TORQUE LBS. FT. (0, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500)
X-AXIS: FRAME TWISTED FROM HORIZONTAL DEGREES θ (0, .5°, 1.0°, 1.5°, 2.0°)

Left Margin Handwriting: Filing Space
  
  


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