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).
Classification of tests for various vehicle components and conditions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\1\ Scan104 | |
| Date | 8th October 1925 guessed | |
| contd :- -7- (6) CLASSIFICATION OF TESTS. A.{Mr Adams} The road. Nature of the ground. { (Level and dry surface. (Level and damp surface. (Irregular surface, holes (etc. Direction of car. { (Straight. (Negotiating a corner. (Climbing or descending. B. The tyre. Influence of age. { (Old tyre. (New tyre. Influence of pressure (.5 to 3 klgs. per c.m. Influence of shape and section. C. The wheel. Influence of shape. " " rim. " " weight. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} The steering. Play. Castoring and anti-castoring. Angle between tyre and the vertical. Inclination of pivots. The track. Steering lock (pivots axises, articulation of steering reduction, levers, steering box.) Toe-in of the wheels. Wheel brake drums. E: Springs. Flexibility. Shock absorbers. Position of the 3-point suspensions. Suppression of the springs. F.{Mr Friese} The chassis. Weight. Rear portion of the chassis. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Unsymmetrical disposition of load. One comfort tyre and one cable. One blocked up spring. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Out of balance of the wheels. contd :- | ||