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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 of chassis and body torsion test results for a Wraith chassis.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 86\4\  scan0231
Date  17th June 1937
  
CHASSIS & BODY TORSION TESTS
WRAITH CHASSIS 26 G VI
FRAME 0.128" THICK - WITH LARGE HOLES
AND 0.010" THICKER CROSS
WITH FRONT CROSS-CHANNEL
WITHOUT HYSTERESIS
10,000 LBS INS PER DEGREE TWIST

Top Axis: 15.5", 17", 17.5", 26", 26", 18.5", 30.5", 26.5"

Left Y-Axis (Torque): 57,000 LBS INS, 42,750 LBS INS, 28,500 LBS INS, 14,250 LBS INS
Left Y-Axis (Angle): 6°, 5°, 4°, 3°, 2°, 1°, 0°

Bottom X-Axis: FRONT CROSS MEMBER, FRONT AXLE, DASH, BODY BRACKET, BODY BRACKET, REAR SPRING SHACKLE ANCHORAGE, REAR AXLE
  
  


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