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Accelerometer test record graph showing performance on a chassis test rig.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 113\2\  scan0134
Date  24th April 1928
  
81 - F.H.
Inside No. 40/50
Passengers... M. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Maddocks, M. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Wyer
ACCELEROMETER RECORD
Date 24-4-28
Axle ratio 15/52
Type of body
Chassis. Test rig.
Weight unladen
Total 47 cwts
Road conditions Dry, smooth, level, London Rd, Derby
Graph data:
5.1 3rd
6.0 2nd
6.9 1st
6.5 1st ignition not fully advanced
From 10 M.P.H.
2.9 at 40
3.2 at 30
3.6 at 20
3.8 ft sec/2 Top gear from 10 MPH
10 MPH 16.1
20 MPH 16.1
30 MPH 16.4
at 40 MPH 16.6 ft sec/2
  
  
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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