Bump test performed on a Goshawk-11 chassis, detailing component failures over time.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\September1922\ Scan52 | |
| Date | 1st September 1922 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c.c. to CJ. c.c. to H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} c.c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c.c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL. Hal/LCS.9.22. BUMP TEST ON GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11. X4268 We have run the front of a chassis fitted with all parts similar to what is being used on the standard production chassis. This means we have the latest steering levers, and increased size of ball joints. The chassis was also fitted with the latest shock absorbers. The failures during this run were as follows:- Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. standard production chassis - front end - 2" bumps - 110 r.p.h. - bumps 180°. Front springs (Firths) - top leaves broken after 8, 15 1/4, 16 1/2, 23 1/4, 17 1/2, 18 1/4, 9 1/4, 7. Woodheads - 4 3/4, 7 1/4, 12, 16 1/4, 6. 11 spring clips broken in 93 3/4 hours running. 2 front shock absorbers castings forming base broken 42 and 68 hours. Dumb iron broken after 93 3/4 hours running. We consider the result of this test very satisfactory indeed as no major part of the chassis has failed until 93 hours had been run. The result is equally as good as we get on the 40/50 chassis running with the same speed and the same cams. When running on the bump test the steering wheel is bolted firmly so that it cannot move. One would anticipate much greater shocks on the steering under this condition than when running on the road. The side steering tube during this test was fitted with the original type set-up springs with limited movement. contd:- | ||
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).