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Diagrammatic study of bonnet movement measured in thousandths of an inch under a chassis twist test.


Identifier  Morton\M19\  img208
Date  19th June 1931
  
BONNET MOVEMENT IN .001 INS

NEW SIDE FRONT & OFF SIDE REAR ROAD WHEELS RAISED 3" FROM THE GROUND

FIG I
P II
4 ENGINE FEET
SOLID RAD
DASH
BONNET
RADIATOR
O.S.
N.S.
Measurements: -2, +2, 0, +8, -15, +10, -12, +12

FIG II
P II
DIAMOND MOUNTING
SOLID RAD
Measurements: -38, +39, -24, +56, -46, +42, -75, +78

FIG III
P I
SOLID REAR ENGINE FEET
SHEET ALUM DASH
ISOLATED SCUTTLE
Measurements: -65, +43, -29, +47, -73, +76, -12, +13

FIG IV
P II
DIAMOND MOUNTING
CENTRAL MOUNTED RAD.
2 STAY TUBES.
Measurements: +1, 0, -4, -2, +1, 0, -4, -1

19 JUN 31
  
  
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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