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).
Continued document discussing stress testing of engine components, with a focus on main bearings and crankcases.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\3\ scan0264 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1922 | |
| contd:- -2- E2/M22. 2. 22. ----------- static stress 3 times. The engine on a period might have 5 or 6 times the load.) As it is likely that the main bearings dervie some support from the cylinder block, this latter perhaps should be bolted on during the test, A 40/50 crankcase could also be tested in a similar manner, for comparative purposes. | ||