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).
Torsion test results for a Packard Saloon with an all-steel body.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\10\ 10-page124 | |
Date | 3rd June 1937 | |
CHASSIS + BODY TORSION TESTS PACKARD SALOON - ALL STEEL BODY 3 JUNE 1937 | TORQUE LBS. INS. | FRONT OF CHASSIS | FRONT AXLE | FRONT TORSION ANCHORAGE | CRUCIFORM FRONT ANCHORAGE | CENTRE OF CRUCIFORM | REAR SPRING ANCHORAGE | CRUCIFORM REAR ANCHORAGE | REAR AXLE | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 16,812.5 | 1-0 | 0-35 | 0-30 | 0-25 | 0-20 | 0-15 | 0-15 | 0-05 | | 33,625 | 1-25 | 0-55 | 0-40 | 0-35 | 0-25 | 0-15 | 0-15 | 0-05 | | 50,437.5 | 2-10 | 1-15 | 0-55 | 0-40 | 0-30 | 0-15 | 0-15 | 0-05 | | 67,250 | 3-05 | 2-0 | 1-25 | 1-10 | 0-50 | 0-25 | 0-20 | 0-15 | | 84,062.5 | 4-0 | 2-40 | 1-50 | 1-25 | 1-0 | 0-30 | 0-30 | 0-20 | | 100,875 | 4-35 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-35 | 1-0 | 0-30 | 0-30 | 0-20 | | 117,687.5 | 5-45 | 3-45 | 2-40 | 2-05 | 1-20 | 0-50 | 0-45 | 0-30 | | 0 SET. | 1-0 | 0-40 | 0-35 | 0-35 | 0-20 | 0-20 | 0-20 | 0-10 | WITH HYSTERESIS. P. I. | ||