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).
Static tests of the Phantom Sports steering column, focusing on frame deflection and torsional rigidity.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\3\ Scan192 | |
| Date | 9th March 1928 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to EY. x7430 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG9.3.28. PHANTOM SPORTS STEERING COLUMN. x7380 With reference to R1/M1.3.28. In addition to our report on the tests carried out on the column of the car in France we carried out static tests in parallel in the Expl: Dept: to see if frame deflection could cause appreciable steering column movement. These tests also compared the standard car and the sports, the latter having no tie rods and rubber engine mounting. It will be seen that the column movement due to frame deflection is negligible, also that the sports frame is rather less rigid in torsion than the standard frame as we should expect. On this test we could not measure any difference with tie rods on or off. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Report attached. | ||