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Graph plotting engine RPM against quadrant notches to show governor lag for a Standard Silver Ghost.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 66a\3\  scan0105
Date  30th November 1926 guessed
  
GOVERNOR LAG (CHASSIS 5 E.X.)
STANDARD SILVER GHOST(1907 40/50 historic RAC 15,000 miles trial).
ENGINE R.P.M.
1500
1250
1000
750
500
250
0
5
10
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25
30
NOTCHES ON QUADRANT.
DOWN
UP
FIG VII
  
  
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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