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Graph of rear tyre slip angles versus sideways acceleration for different tyres and pressures on chassis 3 B IV.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 146\5\  scan0033
Date  25th October 1938
  
TYRE SLIP ANGLES
CHASSIS 3 B IV
2 UP.
4 GALL PETROL
WIRE STEERING
REAR SLIP ANGLE - DEGREES
SIDEWAYS ACCELERATION - G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp}
INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) 6.50 x 17 28 LBS / ☐"
18 LBS / ☐"
MICHELIN
23 LBS / ☐"
26 LBS / ☐"
MAX ACCELERATION
INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) 0.57 G
MICHELIN 0.56 G
  
  
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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