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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 plotting the results of steering joggle tests on bumper drums.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 95\1\  scan0353
Date  16th July 1936 guessed
  
CURVE N°1
STEERING JOGGLE TESTS ON BUMPER DRUMS.
CHASSIS 36 Ex STANDARD R.R. MARLES STEERING.
TYRE PRESSURE 35 LBS/□" STANDARD TYRES.
FREQUENCY OF MAX. JOGGLE = 9.25 CYCLES/SEC = 555/MIN.
FRONT DAMPERS STANDARD. ZERO GOVERNOR PRESSURE.
NOTE AMPLITUDE = HALF RANGE OF OSCILLATION.

AXIS LABELS:
X-Axis: STEERING SYSTEM STIFFNESS. LBS. INS./DEGREE.
Left Y-Axis: AMPLITUDE OF JOGGLE. DEGREES AT STEERING WHEEL
Inner Left Y-Axis: AMPLITUDE OF BOUNCE
Right Y-Axis: AMPLITUDE OF ROAD WHEEL FLAP. INCHES AT FRONT END OF S.S. TUBE.

PLOT LABELS:
ROAD WHEEL BOUNCE.
WHEEL BOUNCE LA{L. A. Archer} SALLE GEAR.
JOGGLE
WHEEL FLAP LA{L. A. Archer} SALLE GEAR.
ROAD WHEEL FLAP.
JOGGLE WITH LA{L. A. Archer} SALLE GEAR.
  
  


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