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).
Bump test for the Goshawk 11 chassis, detailing a recurring frame fracture at the dumb iron.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 180\M1\5\ img022 | |
| Date | 1st December 1921 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} ORIGINAL. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG2. 12. 21. BUMP TEST ON GOSHAWK 11. CHASSIS. X4260 [struck through] y4219 [handwritten] We have broken the frame at the dumb iron in identically the same place as the previous fracture. This frame only lasted 7 hours. We were running with excessive clearance in the bushes on the springs. We are now waiting for the new dumb iron before we can carry out any more bump tests on the front of the Goshawk chassis. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} R.R. 5835. (L.T. 250) H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} & S. (T.U.) 10-12-20. (2) 2948 | ||