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Specification sheet detailing the characteristics of Goshawk 11 wheels.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 106\4\  scan0059
Date  28th June 1923
  
X3599
28.6.23.
DETAILS OF GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. WHEELS.
X3599
X4538
Weight of Whitworth wire wheel = 26.5 lbs.
Wt. of 820 X 120 beaded edge cord tread tyres - = 30 1/4 lbs.
Effective tyre dia. inflation pressure - = 40/45 lbs. per sq. in = 31.4"
Revolutions per mile - = 642.5
1 rev. dynamometer drum - = 1.5286 revs. of wheel.
  
  
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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