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).
Note on the load tests carried on a luggage grid, detailing minimum and maximum weights.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\2\ scan0104 | |
Date | 27th July 1924 | |
With reference to Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}3/H/27/7/24. The wts carried on the luggage grid during the test prior to 30th April varied from 80 lbs to 2 1/2 cwt. Upwards of the maximum load of 2 1/2 cwt was carried several hundred miles at high speeds. The minimum load of 80 lbs was carried the whole time. | ||