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Graph plotting the results of riding tests with Mack engineers, comparing different vehicle cushion and damping setups on a varied course.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 43\2\  Scan082
Date  14th December 1925
  
For evaluating seats, operator held instrument in lap.
RIDING TEST RESULTS WITH MACK ENGINEERS. SEP 21 & 22 1925.
SHEET 1. RESULTS AT 30M.P.H ON VARIED COURSE
Newton Accelerometer

LEGEND:
No 1 Cushion} Best R.R. result 102 E X with
No 2 Good } 6 x 6 tires, Houdaille lovejoys, cloth cushion. } with Poor cushions
No 3 Cushion} Worst R.R. result, new sedan with
No 4 Hook } 33 x 5 tires, R.R. sh'k abs, lovejoys, cloth cushion. } with Better cushions
Poor front damping in
No 5 Cushion} Mack H.L. bus lovejoys
No 6 Floor} leather cushions
[5 PASSENGERS IN R.R.]
[AL BUS HAD 5 PASS'RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} & BALLAST]

VERTICAL AXIS (ROAD TYPE):
7 Repetition hot plus a little asphalt
9 Very Rough dirt Full of holes
6 Combination Rough dirt asphalt etc
4 Choppy Asphalt +
3 Very Choppy Asphalt
2 Brick 1/2 mi Asphalt 1/2 mi al Fair Cement 1/2 mi
0 Fair Concrete

HORIZONTAL AXIS:
NEWTOMETER UNITS ["NEWTS"] PER MILE.
225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0

OTHER TEXT:
(Faint stamp) FEB 14 1926
(On right edge) Cy DEC 14 /25
  
  
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).


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