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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).
Graph of chassis and body torsion tests for the Wraith 'Bumper' chassis.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 8\10\  10-page135
Date  10th June 1937
  
CHASSIS & BODY TORSION TESTS
WRAITH 'BUMPER' CHASSIS
FRAME 0.080" THICK
NO LARGE HOLES
WITHOUT HYSTERESIS
10,000 LBS-INS PER DEGREE TWIST
W 8
10 JUNE 1937
TWIST








57,000 LBS-INS
42,750 LBS-INS
28,500 LBS-INS
14,250 LBS-INS
FRONT CROSS-MEMBER
FRONT AXLE
DASH
BODY BRACKET
REAR SPRING SHACKLE ANCHORAGE
REAR AXLE
15.375"
18.75"
19.5"
26.5"
25.25"
19.25"
29.75"
26.5"
  
  


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