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).
Graphical analysis of the maximum movement of a flexible shackle spring eye under various driving conditions.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\5\ Scan069 | |
Date | 31th August 1931 guessed | |
FLEXIBLE SHACKLE (HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 213) MAXIMUM MOVEMENT OF SPRING EYE HARD BRAKING TURNING ON FULL LOCK AS FAST AS POSSIBLE L.H. LOCK R.H. LOCK VERY BAD ROAD HITTING BUFFERS (20MPH) MAXIMUM RECORDED DURING AVERAGE RUN. (INCLUDES NORMAL BRAKING) Bar Values: .156", .064", .193", .013", .073", .003", .180", .144", .085", .048" F:- FORWARD MOVEMENT OF SPRING EYE. B:- BACKWARD MOVEMENT OF SPRING EYE (INS) SPRING LOAD AT SPRING EYE (LBS) ROAD SPEED (M.P.H.) GOOD MAIN ROAD JOGGLING ROAD Y-Axis Left (INS): .150, .100, .050 Y-Axis Right (LBS): 792, 528, 264 X-Axis (M.P.H): 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 | ||