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).
Page discussing the design of a nut plate to resist torsion.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\E\September1920\ Scan19 | |
| Date | 9th September 1920 | |
| To DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} -2- E1/G15/9/20 Contd. (5) The nut plate for the five securing screws of the cover should be made with its web at the bottom. The object of this is to resist the torsion due to the pull of the screws which tends to turn [strikethrough]the piece[/strikethrough] this piece inside out. [Two diagrams illustrating the nut plate design] E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} [Signature] | ||