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 comparing horizontal transverse amplitude and steering wheel vibration felt by the driver across various car models and configurations.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\2\ scan0247 | |
Date | 30th December 1935 guessed | |
RESPONSE CURVES. HORIZONTAL TRANSVERSE AMPLITUDE HEIGHT OF SHADED AREA REPRESENTS VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL FELT BY DRIVER. MODELS COMPARED: BENTLEY 6 B IV - WITHOUT BUMPER - WITH HARMONIC BUMPER - WITH PHANTOM II TYPE BUMPER BENTLEY B.56 BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} STEEL BODY WITH HARMONIC BUMPER PACKARD DATA POINTS MEASURED: WING STEERING WHEEL DOOR PILLAR FRONT OF FRAME GRAPH ANNOTATIONS: NOT TAKEN X-AXIS: MIN (600, 650, 700, 750, 800) Y-AXIS: .4", .2", 0, -.2", -.4" | ||