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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).
Table of comparative chassis deflection measurements under increasing loads for various models and configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 114\3\  scan0223
Date  5th August 1937 guessed
  
Column Headers:
- Nº OF TEST
- Column 1: TOTAL DEFLECTION OF A & B
- Column 2: As 1 WHEEL LIFTED FROM STEP - IRON
- Column 3: FRAME TO DASH. "C" - STANDARD
- Column 4: FRAME TO DASH. "C" - STAY X
- Column 5: FRAME TO DASH. "C" - STAYS X + Y
- Column 6: FRAME TO HUB. "B" - WRAITH
- Column 7: FRAME TO HUB. "B" - PH. III
- Column 8: FRAME TO HUB. "B" - BENTLEY
- Column 9: TOTAL DEFLECTION BENTLEY TUBE WRAITH FRAME STAYS X + Y

Data Table:
LOAD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
10 LBS | .011" | .011" | .005" | .002" | .002" | .007" | .004" | .003" | .004"
20 LBS | .018 | .018 | .006 | .004 | .003 | .011 | .006" | .004 | .007
30 LBS | .025 | .027 | .009 | .005 | .004 | .015 | .009 | .007 | .010
40 LBS | .033 | .035 | .012 | .006 | .005 | .020 | .011 | .008 | .012
50 LBS | .039 | .044 | .014 | .007 | .007 | .025 | .015 | .010 | .016
60 LBS | .047 | .053 | .017 | .009 | .008 | .028 | .017 | .013 | .019
70 LBS | .055 | .065 | .020 | .011 | .010 | .034 | .020 | .015 | .024
80 LBS | .065 | .070 | .025 | .014 | .011 | .039 | .023 | .018 | .028
  
  


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