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).
Performance comparison of a Goshawk chassis against a Buick during various hill climb tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\5\ 05-page084 | |
| Date | 21th March 1928 guessed | |
| contd :- -3- The figures given for the Goshawk are average figures for a 31 cwts. chassis :- BUICK. M.P.H. GOSHAWK. M.P.H. Stanton Hill. start 10 finish. 23.5 10 19 Ticknall Hill. start. 10 finish. 46 Time. 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 11.8 s. 10 39 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 25 secs. Pistern Hill. start. 10 Max: speed. 46 Min: speed. 25 Time. 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 34.8 s. 10 39 10 2 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 6 secs. ____________________ ____________________ A velocity time curve is attached for the Buick car compared with that of the 20 HP. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.J.Lidsey. | ||