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 showing the calculated versus measured results from a test of the Myth rear suspension.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 110\3\ scan0077 | |
Date | 22th April 1941 | |
TEST OF MYTH REAR SUSPENSION WITH SHACKLE WITHOUT AXLE INSULATORS. [Diagram showing a leaf spring] 41.04" 44" WHEN FLAT 5" TOP RUBBER 5" LONG x 7/8" THICK BOTTOM " 7" " x 5/8" " [Graph Legends] VIRTUAL DEFLECTION CALCULATED MEASURED LOAD MEASURED CALCULATED RATE MEASURED " CALCULATED [Y-Axis Left] SPRUNG LOAD - LB VIRTUAL DEFLECTION - INCHES [Y-Axis Right] SUSPENSION RATE LB/INCH [X-Axis Bottom] DISTANCE FROM FULL LOAD POSITION - INCHES AS DRAWN KERB WT. +6 CWT. MECH. FLAT. [Bottom Right] TESTS BY Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CLm.{D. D. Clapham} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/C.B. 22/4/41 | ||