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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).
Series of four graphs showing the results of Peregrine servo efficiency tests on front and rear brakes under various conditions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 1\10\  B001_X106 TO X 110-page003
Date  25th August 1932 guessed
  
Top Left Graph:
PER SERVO EFFY TESTS. (FRONT BRAKE READINGS)
Diagram labels: A, INPUT, FRONT, REAR BRAKES
FRICTION SETTING OF ARM DOES NOT EFFECT RESULTS.
SNAP READINGS
PROGRESSIVE READINGS
COLD
HOT
LOAD OVERCOME BRAKE RETURN SPRINGS
Y-Axis: (F) LBS
X-Axis: INPUT (A) LBS

Top Right Graph:
PER. SERVO - EFFY TESTS. (FRONT BRAKE READINGS)
HIGH LOADING
SNAP READINGS.
COLD
HOT/
POINT OF BURNING FABRIC.
Y-Axis: PULL ON FRONT BRAKES (LBS)
X-Axis: INPUT LBS.

Bottom Left Graph:
PER REAR BRAKE READINGS.
SNAP READINGS.
PROGRESSIVE READINGS.
COLD
HOT
Y-Axis: (R.{Sir Henry Royce} REAR BRAKES)
X-Axis: INPUT (A LBS)

Bottom Right Graph:
PER SERVO EFFY (REAR BRAKE READINGS)
COLD
HOT
POINT OF BURNING FABRIC
Y-Axis: REAR BRAKES LBS
X-Axis: INPUT LBS

Bottom Title: PEREGRINE SERVO TESTS

Left Margin: BRITISH MADE
  
  


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