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Comparative data sheet of two R.A.C. tests between a Napier and a Rolls-Royce vehicle.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 81\1\  scan0049
Date  1st June 1920 guessed
  
Particulars of two R.A.C Tests.

[Column 1: Parameters]
Route taken
Petrol consumption
Speed on Brooklands
Windage
Total weight with} passengers
Gear Ratio
Bore and stroke of} engine
R.A.C. rating

[Column 2: 6-cylinder Napier 59.9 h.p R.A.C. Rating.]
London to Lands End to John O'Groats to Edinburgh and back to London
23.9 m.p.g.
53.2 ton m.p.g.
77.1. m.p.h.
10.3 sq. feet.
4990 lbs.
3 to 1.
5 x 5 inches.
59.9 H.P.

[Column 3: 6-cylinder Rolls-Royce 48.6h.p. R.A.C.Rating.]
London to Edinburgh(1909 40/50, overdrive top gear) and back.
24.32 m.p.g. +1.75%
57.07 ton m.p.g. +7.25%
78.26 m.p.h. +1.5%
13.01 sq. feet. 26.3%
5257 lbs. 5.35%
2.9 to 1 3.5%
4½ x 4½ inches. 11%
48.6 H.P. 23.25%

[Handwritten Calculations]
.42 / 1.75%
3.87 - 7.25%
1.16 - 1.5%
2.71 26.3%
267 5.35%
1in 3.5%
11.3
  
  
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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