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Hand-drawn diagrams and calculations for rear brake pressure on the STD 40-50 RR and Goshawk models.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 73\1\  scan0082
Date  22th January 1924 guessed
  
PRESS. ON REAR BRAKES OF STD 40-50 RR.

P
14.75
6.18
1.4
1.9
2.0
2.5
7"
1.5 CAM RAD.

EFFECTIVE PRESS. AT SHOES = (P 14.75 x 1.4 x 2 x 7 x 1 x .2) / (6.187 x 1.9 x 2.5 x 1 x .2 x .09) = 10.95 P

PRESS. ON REAR BRAKES OF GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))

P
12.75
4.6
2.5
3.5
6"
2.3
2.5
.43 CAM RAD.

RATIO OF PRESS AT CENTRE PRESS TO PRESS AT CAM.

EFFECTIVE PRESS AT SHOES = (P 12.75 x 2.5 x 6 x 2.5 x 1 x (12.15)) / (4.6 x 3.5 x 2.3 x .86 x 2 x (6.2)) = 15.19 P
  
  
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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