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).
Test report on the deflection of a Bentley 60 clutch casing under a 500lb load.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\1\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 15th June 1939 | |
| BENTLEY 60 CLUTCH CASING DEFLECTION GB 4333 MATERIAL A/DC 500 LB LOAD ATTACHED TO ENGINE SUPPORT ON MAGNESIUM GEARBOX CASING * -> INDICATES CLOCK & ATTACHMENT, X BEING THE FIXED END FIXED PLATE ARROWS INDICATE (+) DIRECTION OF DEFLECTION MAGNESIUM GEARBOX CASING ATTACHED TO THIS END 'C' AT TOP 'D' AT BOTTOM FOR DETAILS OF WEBS SEE BL 2349 TABLE DATA: | | 'A' | 'B' | 'C' | 'D' | 'E' | 'F' | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | HOUSING AS RECEIVED | +.001 | +.003 | +.007 | +.002 | +.00275 | +.0035 | | AFTER WEBBING | +.001 | +.001 | +.00425 | +.0015 | +.00175 | +.00075 | | LONGITUDINAL WEBS 'W' REMOVED | +.00075 | +.0005 | +.0020 | +.0010 | 0 | 0 | | CROSS WEB 'X' REMOVED | +.0010 | +.0015 | +.0040 | +.0010 | +.00125 | +.00125 | | STARTER WEB 'Y' REMOVED | +.0010 | +.00025 | +.0050 | +.0010 | +.0015 | +.0010 | | SIDE WEB 'Z' REMOVED | +.0015 | +.0010 | +.0050 | +.0010 | +.0020 | +.00125 | THE DEFLECTION VERTICALLY AT 'C' WAS UNIFORM AT .0040" THROUGHOUT THE TEST BL 2348 | ||