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Graph of braking curves for a 40/50 model, plotting road speed against stopping distance under various braking conditions.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 73\3\  scan0284
Date  19th March 1925
  
BRAKING CURVES 40/50 R.R.
ROAD SPEED M.P.H
DISTANCE TO REST. FEET
A
B
REAR BRAKES ONLY
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION
BETWEEN TYRE SURFACE & ROAD
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A. {Mr Adams} VALUES FOR A CAR IN WHICH ALL FOUR WHEELS CAN BE LOCKED.
B. VALUES FOR A CAR WITH THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED. FRONT TO REAR RATIO. 40 TO 60.
ALL FIGURES FOR OPEN TOURING CAR.
WEIGHT FRONT 1.05 TONS. REAR 1.10.
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED
PRINT ROOM
19 MAR-25
DERBY
  
  
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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