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).
Conference minutes detailing proposed tests to stiffen a coupe's scuttle to reduce shake.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img207 | |
| Date | 19th February 1940 | |
| Testers Conf. file. To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/PD. c. SV. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/PJH.14/ML.19.2.40. Conference on Coupe Scuttle Shake. Works. 14.2.40. Present: Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/PD. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/PJH. As the work carried out by Park Wards to stiffen the scuttle of 10.B.V. has not reproduced the cure obtained by a diagonal stay across the rear open side of the scuttle it is desired to make further experiments before we part with the chassis. The following tests are to be carried out:- (1) Horizontal diagonal stays to be fitted as high as possible inside the scuttle from the top corners of the dash to the screen pillars. The attachment of these stays to the dash is to be assisted by an angle or channel section running horizontally across the width of the dash on either the front or the rear face. (2) The dash to be mounted solidly on the frame. (3) Diagonal stays to be fitted in place of windscreen. (4) Steel plate rigidly attached at it's four extreme corners to be fitted in place of instrument board. (5) The effect of all the above modifications to be measured both on the road and statically by applying sideways loads to the scuttle. (6) It is very important that care is taken to make the attachment of all experimental stays rigid as otherwise the value of the stays will be completely lost. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/PJH. | ||