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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 showing the results of chassis and body torsion tests under various loads and configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 86\4\  scan0218
Date  16th June 1936 guessed
  
DEGREES TWIST
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

CHASSIS & BODY TORSION TESTS
B.56 B.N. STEEL BODY

FRONT OF CAR ON A ROLLER
REAR OF CAR HELD RIGIDLY

LEGEND:
- STANDARD CAR WINGS & RUNNING BOARDS
- DISCONTINUOUS DASH RUBBERS IN SITU
- ONE PIECE WINGS & RUNNING BOARD
- DASH RUBBERS REPLACED BY SOLID WASHER

DATA LABELS:
38,250 LBS INS
25,500 LBS INS
12,750 LBS INS

OTHER TEXT:
WITH DYNOCONES
C

X-AXIS LABELS:
FRONT CROSS MEMBER
FRONT AXLE READINGS
DASH BOARD
REAR AXLE READINGS
REAR CROSS MEMBER

TOP DIMENSIONS:
12.25"
35.75"
92"
24"
  
  


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