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).
Load distribution for experiments on Goshawk tie-bars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 75\3\ scan0356 | |
| Date | 1st October 1923 | |
| X.4260 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}3/M1.10.23. EXPERIMENTS ON GOSHAWK TIE-BARS. X.4260 We do not think the loading used in the experiments (a drawing of which Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} left with us) is quite a representation of what actually occurs. It is impossible for us to know definitely how the load is distributed along the length of the chassis but we do know that a much larger load falls on the frame over the back axle, and that the load of 2200 lbs. shewn just in front of the joggle in the frame is too much. Perhaps the best assumption would be to assume the maximum weight as uniformly distributed between the dash and the rear cross member. This is the case with a fully loaded limousine. However, you may possibly be able to determine the loading experimentally. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||