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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).
Propshaft spline test report comparing load and torque for a Phantom III and a Bentley (Hardy-Spicer type) propshaft.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 87\3\  scan0065
Date  6th July 1936
  
PROP. SHAFT SPLINE TEST

R.R. PHANT. III PROP. SHAFT (G82089)

LOAD (LBS) | TORQUE (LB-FT)
100 | 30
200 | 70
300 | 120
400 | 180
500 | 210
600 | 240
700 | 286
800 | 330
900 | 380

BENTLEY PROP. SHAFT (HARDY-SPICER TYPE)

LOAD (LBS) | TORQUE (LB-FT)
100 | 22
200 | 60
300 | 90
400 | 120
500 | 150
600 | 190
700 | 220
800 | 254
900 | 290
1,000 | 340

6-7-36
HB{C. E. Harcombe}
  
  


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