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Log sheet detailing failures during a bumper test on the rear of a chassis.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 80\2\  scan0294
Date  25th June 1920
  
x 3981
(filed 25.6.20)
X.1331. BUMPER TEST - REAR OF CHASSIS. X.3981.
Special springs ordered by Mr. Bailey.
O.S. 2216 lbs.
N.S. 2076 "

Total hours run on chassis. | Remarks. | Hours run.
---|---|---
15.6.20. | F.419 Bolt centre main bracket broken.
O.S. Rear tie clip loose.
"
F.419 bolt (rear) centre bracket broken. | 50 mins.
2 hrs 15 "
4 " 25 "
16.6.20. | Sphere broken, O.S. radius rod broken. | 176 " 5 "
Z 19.6.20. | N.S. shock absorber loose (disconnected)
3rd. leak O.S. spring broken rear of clip. | 65 " 50 "
8 " 30 "
21.6.20. | 1st. and 2nd leaves O.S. spring broken. | 9 "15 "
  
  
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).


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