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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 detailing chassis and body torsion tests for a Packard Saloon all-steel body.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 8\10\  10-page142
Date  3rd June 1937
  
CHASSIS & BODY TORSION TESTS
PACKARD SALOON - ALL STEEL BODY
WITHOUT HYSTERESIS.
21000 LBS. INS. PER DEGREE TWIST.
3 JUNE 1937
P.2.

Horizontal Axis Labels (Top):
14"
18.125"
12.5"
31.5"
25.125"
17.375"
18.75"
29.375"

Vertical Axis Labels (Bottom):
FRONT OF CHASSIS
FRONT AXLE
FRONT BAR ANCHORAGE
CRUCIFORM FRONT ANCHORAGE
CRUCIFORM CENTRE
REAR SPRING ANCHORAGE
CRUCIFORM REAR ANCHORAGE
REAR AXLE

Curve Labels (Left Side):
134500 LBS. INS.
117.687.5 LBS INS
100.875 LBS. INS.
84.062.5 LBS. INS.
67.250 LBS. INS.
50.437.5 LBS. INS.
33.625 LBS. INS.
16.812.5 LBS. INS.
  
  


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